[PDF.68vi] Comedy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Comedy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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 | #207489 in Books |  imusti |  2013-02-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  4.40 x.50 x6.70l,.22 | File type: PDF | 168 pages

 | Oxford University Press, USA

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Quick read|By purbear|This is a great introduction to comedy and laughter studies. The author uses both important historical examples and current examples from popular culture. It is easy to read and serves as a great reference.|1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| thoughtful and filled with examples.|By Ben|This| |Bevis shows there's no iron rule that a book on comedy can't be entertaining * Independent i * Insightful, witty and impressively wide-ranging throughout * Times Literary Supplement *|About the Author||Matthew Bevis is a F

To consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what, for instance, is humour, and how may it be used (or abused)? When do we laugh, and why? What is it that writers and speakers enjoy - and risk - when they tell a joke, indulge in bathos, talk nonsense, or encourage irony?

This Very Short Introduction explores comedy both as a literary genre, and as a range of non-literary phenomena, experiences and events. Matthew ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Comedy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)   |  Matthew Bevis.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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