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Arguing that the comic is a quality of literary works of art in other forms as well as comedy, George McFadden finds its essence in the maintenance of some literary feature--a situation, a character--as itself despite threats to alter it. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McFadden, George, 1916-2006 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1982]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Comic, The.
Comique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Humor.
Comic, The
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Comic as a Literary Quality
  • 2. Description of the Comic as a General Feature in Literature
  • 3. Comic Ethos: The Classical View
  • 4. The Romantic Theory of the Comic
  • 5. The Modern Comic Ethos: Bergson's Laughter
  • 6. Modern Comic Ethos Continued: Freud
  • 7. Twentieth-Century Theorists: Mauron, Cornford, Frye
  • 8. Nietzschean Values in Comic Writing
  • 9. After Barthes: Death of the Comic?
  • 10. Conclusions and Continuing Issues
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Titles
  • Subject Index.

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