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• Author(s): Angela Alaimo O'Donnell • Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Paraclete Press (MA) • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - ReligiousAn imagined conversation with Dante Alighieri written in response to the 700th anniversary ...

• Author(s): Julian Sturgis • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: EssaysThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks...

• Author(s): Larry S. Champion • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Kentucky • BISAC: DramaAlthough there has been a general revival of interest in Ben Jonson's dramatic work in the past twenty years,...

• Author(s): Andrew Hankinson • Publisher: Scribe Publications • Publisher Imprint: Scribe Publications

• Author(s): Various • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Ancient & ClassicalThis volume presents a collection of plays by Aristophanes, the greatest representative of Old Comedy in ancient Athens. ...

• Author(s): Dustin Peone • Publisher: Cascade Books • Publisher Imprint: Cascade Books • BISAC: GeneralContemporary philosophy has adopted an increasingly tragic point of view. Tragedy, though, is only a partial truth of the human condition. Com...

• Author(s): Rossiter Johnson • 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 pictu...

• Author(s): Roi Cooper Megrue | Walter Hackett • Publisher: Anson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Anson Street Press • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - General"It pays to advertise" is a vibrant American farce in three acts, co-authored by Roi C...

• Author(s): Inger-Lise Kalvikne Bore • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Media StudiesThe question of why we laugh (or don't laugh) has intrigued scholars since antiquity. This book contributes to that debat...

• Author(s): William Hartston • Publisher: Watkins Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Watkins Publishing • BISAC: Topic - HistoryThe first mainstream history of humour. Hilarious and well-researched, this book from household name William Hartston, a...

• Author(s): Nick Marx • Publisher: Indiana University Press • Publisher Imprint: Indiana University Press • BISAC: ComedyIn Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable--and...

• Author(s): Michael P. Jeffries • Publisher: Stanford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Stanford University Press • BISAC: ComedyComedy is a brutal business. When comedians define success, they don't talk about money--they talk about not qui...

• Author(s): Paul D. Edwards • Publisher: Paul Edwards • Publisher Imprint: Paul Edwards • BISAC: Humorous - GeneralOpen mics work because they turn raw talent into refined skill. This is the story of author Paul D Edwards, who stepped onto the c...

• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: European - GeneralThis collection, "English Comedy, Volumes 1-2," presents a selection of comedic plays from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Offering ...

• Author(s): Sarah J. Bradley • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Film - Guides & ReviewsAuthors Sarah J. Bradley and Linda Schmalz bring you the t...

• Author(s): Neil Simon • Publisher: Concord Theatricals • Publisher Imprint: Concord Theatricals • BISAC: American - GeneralFull Length Comedy Characters: 7 male 2 female InteriorInspired by the playwright's youthful experience as a staff writer...

• Author(s): Simon Cavalli • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: ComedyHave You Ever Watch In Awe As Someone Performs Amazing Stand Up Comedy? Ever Thoug...

• Author(s): Rob Twohy • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: ComedyThis book offers a variety of articles and interviews regarding the business of stand-up comedy. It especially focuses on the ...

• Author(s): Richard Greene • Publisher: BearManor Media • Publisher Imprint: BearManor Media • BISAC: Film - ReferenceWELL, HERE'S ANOTHER FINE BOOK YOU'VE GOTTEN ME INTO!The duo of Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy were the most beloved of the cla...

• Author(s): David Bruce • Publisher: David Bruce • Publisher Imprint: David Bruce • BISAC: Form - Anecdotes & QuotationsThis is a short, quick, and easy read.Most of these anecdotes are probably just OK (humor is hard!), but there should be ...

• Author(s): Sally Holloway • Publisher: Bookshaker • Publisher Imprint: Bookshaker • BISAC: Form - Comic Strips & CartoonsHow To Write Jokes for Fun & Profit This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and ...

• Author(s): Jamila M. H. Mascat • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Theater - GeneralWhat is the object of comedy? What makes us laugh and why? Is comedy subversive, restorative or reparative? What is at stake ...

• Author(s): Terry Johnson • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, WelshIn spite of my desperation I have been patient, in spite of my bewilderment I have...

• Author(s): Rex McGregor • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Topic - ReligionIn 1966 John Lennon caused an uproar when he said the Beatles were "more ...

• Author(s): Mad Comedy • Publisher: Indy Pub • Publisher Imprint: Indy Pub • BISAC: Form - Jokes & RiddlesMad Comedy presents the ultimate collection of riotously funny new jokes. From America's top standup comics, these jokes are fresh from...

• Author(s): Francisco R. Breijo Marquez • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Comedy

• Author(s): Athene Seyler • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - General"a work on the art and craft of comedy as important in its own way as works by Stanislavski and Chekhov" - Oxford Theatre Compan...

• Author(s): David Kalat • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Film - Genres - Comedy American silent film comedies were dominated by sight gags, stunts and comic violence. With the advent of s...

• Author(s): Greg Dean • Publisher: Be Funny Inc. • Publisher Imprint: Be Funny Inc. • BISAC: ComedyIf you think you're funny and you want others to think so? The this is book for you. Dean has cracked to joke structure code, and then developed a...

• Author(s): James V. Morrison • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Comparative LiteratureComedy in Literature and Popular Culture: From Aristophanes to Saturday Night Live explores works of comedy from the past 2,500 ye...

• Author(s): George Meredith • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: Form - Essays""An Essay on Comedy"" is a non-fiction book written by George Meredith. The book is a critical analysis of the nature ...

• Author(s): Stephen Hoover • Publisher: Stephen Hoover • Publisher Imprint: Stephen Hoover • BISAC: ComedyWhy do we laugh? How does comedy work? This book examines the theories from philosophers to scientists on why we need to laugh and how we l...

• Author(s): John Moore • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralAre you ready to get your comedy pump on?For mazillions of years, writers of all kin...

• Author(s): Henry James • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Romance - GeneralThe Outcry is a light comedy originally conceived as a play and latter co...

• Author(s): Graeme Dunphy | Rainer Emig • Publisher: Brill • Publisher Imprint: Brill • BISAC: Humor

• Author(s): Scott Dikkers • Publisher: Wiley • Publisher Imprint: Wiley • BISAC: Personal SuccessFind the funny in your writing, speeches, presentations, and everyday conversations Are you ready to elevate your writing, speeches, and conversatio...