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• Author(s): Andrew Biss • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)A brand new collection of award-winning and critically accla...

• Author(s): Florence Ryerson | Colin Clements • Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC • Publisher Imprint: Literary Licensing, LLC • BISAC: General

• Author(s): Wheeler Winston Dixon • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: GeneralFocusing on "dark" or black comedy films in the US and the UK, Wheeler Winston Dixon provides a comprehensive overview of a variety o...

• Author(s): Naomi Scott • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalIn ancient Greek comedy, nothing is ever 'just a joke'. This book treats jokes with the seriousness they deserve, and...

• Author(s): John Earle Uhler • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)"The Best Eighteenth Century Comedies" is a curated collection of the most influential and enduring plays...

• Author(s): Robert Metcalf Smith • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)"Types of Social Comedy" offers a comprehensive examination of one of the most enduring genres in dra...

• Author(s): Brian Gibbons • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Theater - History & CriticismThe first decade of the Jacobean age witnessed a sudden profusion of comedies satirizing city life; among these ...

• Author(s): Yumeng Xu • Publisher: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • Publisher Imprint: Chinese Satire, Humor and Comedy • BISAC: GeneralWelcome to the book series on Chinese Satire and Humor (讽刺与幽默)! Whether you're a beginner or an advanced le...

• Author(s): Giuseppe Rossi | Paola Carbone • Publisher: de Gruyter • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter • BISAC: General Despite their inherent seriousness, the law and those who practice it, be it lawyers, judges, politicians, or bureaucrats, are am...

• Author(s): Ludvig Holberg (Baron) • Publisher: Hutson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Hutson Street Press • BISAC: European - GeneralThis collection, titled "Komedier," features several comedies by Ludvig Holberg, a prominent figure in Danish...

• Author(s): David D. Tracey • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Science Fiction - Action & AdventureA group of aliens sent to Earth from their hom...

• Author(s): Ben Johnson | Helen Ostovich • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, WelshThis edition of Ben Jonson's four middle comedies places the works in the popular history and cultu...

• Author(s): John Stanley • Publisher: BearManor Media • Publisher Imprint: BearManor Media • BISAC: Film - GeneralJourney into a world of comedy featuring some of the best comedians and comediennes of a different time and place. Dozens of encoun...

• Author(s): Matthew R. Meier • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Communication StudiesIn recent decades, some of the most celebrated and culturally influential American oratorical performances have come not ...

• Author(s): Ian Brodie • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi • BISAC: ComedyTHE FIRST EXAMINATION OF STAND-UP COMEDY THROUGH THE LENS OF FOLKLORE In A Vulgar Art Ian Brodie uses a folkl...

• Author(s): Sylvia D. Feldman • Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter Mouton • BISAC: Linguistics - GeneralNo detailed description available for "The morality-patterned comedy of the Renaissance".

• Author(s): Hyers Conrad • Publisher: Routledge • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural & SocialTo understand comedy is to understand humanity, for the comic sense is central to what it means to be human. Nearly all t...

• Author(s): William Shakespeare • Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Fingerprint Publishing • BISAC: Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors (Pocket Classic) by William Shakespeare is a delightful and farcical play that will leave y...

• Author(s): Samuel 1720-1777 Foote • 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 k...

• Publisher: Rupa & Co. • Publisher Imprint: Rupa & Co. • Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction

• Author(s): Gary Poole • Publisher: McFarland & Company • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company • BISAC: Radio - History & Criticism This book is a real find--for those who enjoy radio nostalgia but more importantly for scholars of ...

• Author(s): Mary Ann Rishel • Publisher: Wayne State University Press • Publisher Imprint: Wayne State University Press • BISAC: Composition & Creative Writing - GeneralProviding both theory and praxis, this insightful and creative textbook ...

• Author(s): John Poole • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralFirst published in 1834, this collection of comic sketches and anecdotes offers a charming glimpse into the world of 19th-century Br...

• Author(s): Ralph Berry • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: ShakespeareIn this lucid and original study, first published in 1972, Ralph Berry discusses the ten comedies that run from The Comedy of Errors to ...

• Author(s): C. Goldoni | Giovanni Giraud | Alberto Nota • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: European - ItalianItalian Comedies: Select Comedies, Translated From The Italian Of Goldoni, Giraud, And...

• Author(s): Agnes Heller • Publisher: Lexington Books • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books • BISAC: ComedyThis book is the first attempt to think philosophically about the comic phenomenon in literature, art, and life. Working across a substanti...

• Author(s): Richard Bean • Publisher: Oberon Books • Publisher Imprint: Oberon Books • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, WelshLee, a soldier returning to Hull from two tours of Afghanistan, joins a losing pub quiz team. The team is: Le...

• Author(s): Mark A. Robinson • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers • BISAC: Television - History & CriticismFrom I Love Lucy to Will & Grace, this book looks at the tele...

• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Gale Ncco, Print Editions • Publisher Imprint: Gale Ncco, Print Editions • BISAC: European - GeneralNineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full...

• Author(s): Ar Dugan • Publisher: Cathexis Northwest Press • Publisher Imprint: Cathexis Northwest Press • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, LossIn language spare and subtle as a Zen painting, Andrew Dugan deftly limns the contours of...

• Author(s): Al Kustanowitz • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: Topic - ReligionThis book explores the multifaceted nature of humor in Israel, some of ...

• Author(s): Dante • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: European - ItalianContinuing the paperback edition of Charles S. Singleton's translation of The Divine Comedy, this work provides ...

• Author(s): Henrik Ibsen • Publisher: Legare Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Legare Street Press • BISAC: GeneralThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we kno...

• Author(s): Mark Flanagan • Publisher: Funniplanet • Publisher Imprint: Funniplanet • BISAC: Topic - TravelGet ready to embark on a side-splitting adventure through the land of baguettes and berets! In this delightful book, embark on a whimsical...

• Author(s): Joe Bor • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: ComedyCaricatures of comedians from the British comedy circuit and their thoughts on them. Along with some other silly drawings.