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Comedy

2nd Edition

By Andrew Stott

To Be Published March 1st 2014 by Routledge – 192 pages

Series: The New Critical Idiom

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Description

This new edition of Andrew Stott’s Comedy builds on themes presented in the first edition such as focusing on the significance of comic 'events' through study of various theoretical methodologies, including deconstruction, psychoanalysis and gender theory, and provides case studies of a number of themes, ranging from the drag act to the simplicity of slipping on a banana skin. This new edition features:

  • updates to reflect new research the field
  • new chapters on Women in Comedy and Race and Ethnicity
  • a broader range of literary and cultural examples.

Written in a clear and accessible style this book is ideal introduction to comedy for students studying literature and culture.

Contents

1.Comedy in the Academy 2.Comic Identity 3.Sexuality and the Body 4.Women in Comedy 5.Race and Ethnicity 6.Politics and Satire 7.Laughter

Author Bio

Andrew Stott is Professor of English and Director of the Honors College at the University of Buffalo, SUNY, USA.

Name: Comedy: 2nd Edition (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Andrew Stott. This new edition of Andrew Stott’s Comedy builds on themes presented in the first edition such as focusing on the significance of comic 'events' through study of various theoretical methodologies, including deconstruction,...
Categories: Literature, Literary/Critical Theory, Literary Genres