Irony in the age of empire : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom /

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Comedy, from social ridicule to the unruly laughter of the carnival, provides effective tools for reinforcing social patterns of domination as well as weapons for emancipation. In Irony in the Age of Empire, Cynthia Willett asks: What could embody liberation better than laughter? Why do the oppresse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willett, Cynthia, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Colección:American philosophy.
Temas:
Comedy > Political aspects > United States.
Comedy > Social aspects > United States.
Comédie > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Comédie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Comedy > Political aspects
Comedy > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Laughter against hubris : a preemptive strike
  • Laughing to keep from crying : Cornel West, pragmatism, and progressive comedy
  • Authenticity in an age of satire : Ellison, Sartre, Bergson, and Spike Lee's Bamboozled
  • Engage the enemy : Cavell, comedies of remarriage, and the politics of friendship
  • Three concepts of freedom.

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