Search results for “[Subject: comedy]”

• Author(s): Christopher Beach • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismExamining the evolution of American film comedy since the beginning of the sound era (c....

• Author(s): Peter Saccio • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: DramaThe nature of Renaissance allegory has been the subject of much investigation, notably by Spenserian scholars. The sub...

• Author(s): Nick Marx • Publisher: University of Texas Press • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press • BISAC: Film - Genres - ComedyFrom classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the developing world of on...

• Author(s): David Diffrient • Publisher: Syracuse University Press • Publisher Imprint: Syracuse University Press • BISAC: Television - History & CriticismContradictory to its core, the sitcom--an ostensibly conservative, tranquilizing genre...

• Author(s): David Bruce • Publisher: David Bruce • Publisher Imprint: David Bruce • BISAC: Form - Anecdotes & QuotationsThis is a short, quick, and easy read.Some Sample Anecdotes: - While studying theater at UCLA, Carol Burnett took a cours...

• Author(s): S. Montgomery Ewegen • Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips) • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press (Ips) • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyPlato's dialogue Cratylus focuses on being and human dependence on words, or t...

• Author(s): Nicholas Laham • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Film - General This book analyzes the evolution of film and television comedy from the 1930s through the present, defining five...

• Author(s): Chris Head • Publisher: Methuen Drama • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Drama • BISAC: ComedyThis accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of to...

• Author(s): Edward Berry | Berry Edward • Publisher: Cambridge University Press • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, WelshThis 1984 book is an original attempt to combine social history and anthropol...

• Author(s): James Branch Cabell • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: ClassicsJames Branch Cabell was a prolific American author of fantasy novels. Cabe...

• Author(s): Gordon Atlas • Publisher: Laughing Stock Books • Publisher Imprint: Laughing Stock Books • BISAC: Film - Genres - ComedyWhat's All the Laughing About?What makes a joke or a story funny? Inside Humor takes you on a journey through a w...

• Author(s): Nick Marx • Publisher: University of California Press • Publisher Imprint: University of California Press • BISAC: Political Process - Media & InternetA 2022 Best Comedy Book, Vulture A rousing call for liberals and progressives ...

• Author(s): Charles Mills Gayley • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: AfricanRepresentative English Comedies: With Introductory Essays And Notes, An Historical View Of Our Earlier Comedy, And Other...

• Author(s): William Shakespeare • Publisher: Oxford UP • Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: ShakespeareSparkling with the witty dialogue between Beatrice and Benedicts, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespear...

• Author(s): Moelwyn Merchant • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, WelshFirst published in 1972, this work pursues the question 'what is comedy?' In its quest for an answer it explores critical ...

• Author(s): Matt Sienkiewicz • Publisher: University of California Press • Publisher Imprint: University of California Press • BISAC: Political Process - Media & InternetA 2022 Best Comedy Book, Vulture A rousing call for liberals and progre...

• Author(s): Charles Mills Gayley | Alwin Thaler • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurre...

• Author(s): Geoff King • Publisher: Wallflower Press • Publisher Imprint: Wallflower Press • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismWhat exactly is film comedy and what is the basis for its widespread appeal? Film Comedy uses formal, socio-histori...

• Author(s): Erich Segal • Publisher: OUP Oxford • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford • BISAC: Ancient & ClassicalAristophanes is the only author of Greek Attic comedy whose work survives in any form beyond fragments. His eleven surviving comedies...

• Author(s): Jay Malarcher | Stanley Vincent Longman | Biliana Stoytcheva-Horissian • Publisher: University Alabama Press • Publisher Imprint: University Alabama Press • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismFor centuries scholars, philosophers...

• Author(s): Garry Berman • Publisher: BearManor Media • Publisher Imprint: BearManor Media • BISAC: GeneralBetween the Laughs takes us inside the minds of our greatest comedians, dating back almost 100 years-but not to find jokes or gags. Throug...

• Author(s): Friedrich Goldmann • Publisher: Wentworth Press • Publisher Imprint: Wentworth Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know ...

• Author(s): Scott Perdue • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: GeneralThe Ultimate Blueprint to Comedy: Your Guide to Mastering Humor and Making People Laugh Discover the ultimate guide to bec...

• Author(s): August Meineke • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralThis collection of ancient Greek comedy fragments is perfect for fans of classical literature. Scholars and students of Greek dr...

• Author(s): Julian Sturgis • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: Form - Jokes & RiddlesComedy Sketches: For Two And Three Characters (1902) is a book written by Julian Sturgis. The book is a col...

• Author(s): D. B. Walker • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Comedy

• Author(s): Charles Mills 1858-1932 Gayley | Alwin Thaler • Publisher: Wentworth Press • Publisher Imprint: Wentworth Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base ...

• Author(s): Günther Lohr • Publisher: Vieweg+teubner Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Vieweg+teubner Verlag • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Arts & Humanities''( ... ) schon oft hätten Seefahrer versucht, an der Insel zu landen, doch keinem wäre es...

• Author(s): Dante Alighieri | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Publisher: Royal Classics • Publisher Imprint: Royal Classics • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - ReligiousThe Divine Comedy describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise ...

• Author(s): Alex Clayton • Publisher: State University of New York Press • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismUses comedy skits, from Monty Python to Key and Peele, to probe how humor wor...

• Author(s): Charles Mills Gayley | Alwin Thaler • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurre...

• Author(s): Rhonda Remington | Lashonda Hudson • Publisher: Arpress • Publisher Imprint: Arpress • BISAC: Romance - Romantic ComedyAnyone who has been through a divorce can tell you that it is a sad, miserable experience. The cruelest part of di...

• Author(s): Joanna Baillie • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: GeneralThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor picture...

• Author(s): Charles Mills Gayley • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: EssaysRepresentative English Comedies is a book that features a collection of English comedies from various writers, including ...

• Author(s): Charles Mills 1858-1932 Gayley | Alwin Thaler • Publisher: Wentworth Press • Publisher Imprint: Wentworth Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base ...