Only a Joke Can Save Us : A Theory of Comedy /

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"Only a Joke Can Save Us presents an innovative and comprehensive theory of comedy. Using a wealth of examples from high and popular culture and with careful attention to the treatment of humor in philosophy, Todd McGowan locates the universal source of comedy in the interplay of the opposing c...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: McGowan, Todd (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2017.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Comic, The.
Comedy > Psychological aspects.
Comedy films.
Comedy.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
comedy plays.
Comique.
Comedie.
Comedie > Aspect psychologique.
Films comiques > Histoire et critique.
Comedy films > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : the similar and the dissimilar
  • Lack and excess
  • Theory and opposition
  • Tragedy and pathos
  • Philosophy and the finite
  • Signification and desire
  • Distance and proximity
  • Outside and inside
  • Ideology and equality
  • Conclusion : speculation and levity.

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