A national joke : popular comedy and English cultural identities /
In 'A National Joke', Andy Medhurst investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy. Using case studies of comic traditions and representations, the author shows how comedy plays a key role in the construction of cultural identity.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In 'A National Joke', Andy Medhurst investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy. Using case studies of comic traditions and representations, the author shows how comedy plays a key role in the construction of cultural identity. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-225) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203022566 0203022564 9781134702565 1134702566 9781134702510 1134702515 9781134702558 1134702558 |