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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 |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 2 Concerning comedy 9
- 3 Notions of nation 26
- 4 Englishnesses 39
- 5 Music hall: Contours and legacies 63
- 6 Our gracious queens: English comedy's effeminate tradition 87
- 7 Lads in love: Gender and togetherness in the male double act 111
- 8 Thirty nibbles at the same cherry: Why the 'Carry Ons' carry on 128
- 9 Bermuda my arse: Class, culture and 'The Royle Family' 144
- 10 Anatomising England: Alan Bennett, Mike Leigh, Victoria Wood 159
- 11 Togetherness through offensiveness: The importance of Roy 'Chubby' Brown 187
- 12 Conclusion: A national sense of humour? 204.