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• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana • Publisher Imprint: Gale, Sabin Americana • BISAC: Americas (North Central South West Indies)Title: Caledonia, or, The pedlar turn'd merchant: a tragi-comedy as it was acted by His Majest...

• Author(s): Robin Troia Schmidt • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Christian Living - Spiritual GrowthShakespeare observed that all the world is a stage and we are mere players. But how do ...

• Author(s): Jean-Baptiste Moliere • Publisher: Hansebooks • Publisher Imprint: Hansebooks • BISAC: LiteraryComedies is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic ...

• Author(s): Charles Mills 1858-1932 Gayley | Alwin 1891- 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...

• Author(s): Sidney Homan • Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama • BISAC: GeneralAnalysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience,...

• Author(s): H. F. Cary | Anthony Uyl • Publisher: Devoted Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Devoted Publishing • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - ReligiousAn alternative to the popular Longfellow edition, this version translated by Rev. Cary offers ...

• Author(s): Mel C. Thompson • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Form - Jokes & RiddlesBreak the ice at any party with this fun book of one-liners and short jokes. The first section is al...

• Author(s): Jon Macks • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster • BISAC: Topic - Business & ProfessionalAn invaluable guide on how to "lighten up" from a distinguished pro who has provided laughs for JAY LEN...

• Author(s): Oscar Wilde • Publisher: Atlantic • Publisher Imprint: Peacock • Subject: English LiteratureThe Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy in three Acts. The protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social...

• Author(s): Gerald Mast • Publisher: University of Chicago Press • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press • BISAC: Film - GeneralAlthough books on the comedies of the silent era abound, few have attempted to survey film comedy as a whole...

• Author(s): Lisa Husson • Publisher: Grin Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag • BISAC: Study & TeachingStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Italianistik, Note: 1,0, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Romanisches ...

• Author(s): Mark Evans | Philip Hayward • Publisher: Equinox Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Equinox Publishing • BISAC: History & Criticism - GeneralComedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From mickey-moused accompaniments ...

• Author(s): Bob Zmuda • Publisher: Back Bay Books • Publisher Imprint: Back Bay Books • BISAC: Entertainment & Performing ArtsWith a movie about Kaufman already out, this is his manager and friend Zmuda's recollection of the late comedian. B...

• 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): Dante Alighieri | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Publisher: Engage Classics • Publisher Imprint: Engage Classics • BISAC: Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & ReligiousThe Divine Comedy describes Dante's travels through Hell, Pu...

• Author(s): Patrice A. Oppliger • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: ComedyFrom the Back CoverThis book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of ...

• Author(s): Natalja Fischer • Publisher: Grin Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag • BISAC: Media StudiesStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Film und Fernsehen, Note: 2,0, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Ins...

• Author(s): L. Peacock • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Film - History & CriticismSlapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in whic...

• Author(s): Brad Ashton • Publisher: Lulu.com • Publisher Imprint: Lulu.com • BISAC: GeneralThe book that's smiles ahead because it actually sets the gags in workable routines with additional gags to mix and match. Its myriad of merry quips will...

• Author(s): Shaun May • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC • BISAC: ComedyAs far as we know, only human beings have a sense of humour - although chimps might laugh when tickled, and dogs respond s...

• Author(s): B. H. Bronson | John F. Ross | And Others • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: General""Studies in the Comic"" by B.H. Bronson is a comprehensive exploration of the comic genre. The boo...

• Author(s): Bertha Ellis Booth • Publisher: Tradd Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press • BISAC: Linguistics - Historical & Comparative

• Author(s): Elisabeth Hollmann • Publisher: de Gruyter • Publisher Imprint: de Gruyter • BISAC: Ancient and ClassicalDem Anfang eines Textes kommt für dessen Gesamtwirkung und Verständnis eine herausragende Bedeutung zu - umso mehr, wenn der Tex...

• Author(s): Andy J. Semotiuk • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: GeneralThis book contains the best jokes for all ages collected in the course of a career by Andy J. Semotiuk. who learned co...

• 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): Adicus Abbott • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: Curiosities & WondersThis is the large print edition of Secret Sitcom Trivia. Get ready for big laughs in large print! Secre...

• Author(s): Lance Hodge • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralThe best-selling comedy book series, in one remarkable book! This compilation of fi...

• 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): 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): Wyndham Lewis | Henri Bergson | Simon Critchley • Publisher: Eris • Publisher Imprint: Eris • BISAC: Ethics & Moral PhilosophyWhy do we laugh? What does comedy reveal about human nature, society, and the mind's strange elasticity...

• Author(s): Rebecca Krefting • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press • BISAC: ComedyA professor of American Studies--and stand-up comic--examines sharply focused comedy and its cultural uti...

• Author(s): Cate Watson • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: ResearchWhile there have been many sociological and psychological studies of humor, few can claim to be funny. Humor may be regarded as a legitimat...

• Author(s): Bruce Charlie Johnson • Publisher: Charlie's Creative Comedy • Publisher Imprint: Charlie's Creative Comedy • BISAC: PerformanceThis comprehensive comedy course will aid you in entertaining family audiences by increasing the humor in...

• Author(s): Roger B. Henkle • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: GeneralComedy cannot be understood as an abstract critical concept, argues Roger Henkle; it 'must be studied in specific...

• Author(s): Henri Bergson | Cloudesley Brereton | Fred Rothwell • Publisher: Anson Street Press • Publisher Imprint: Anson Street Press • BISAC: GeneralHenri Bergson's "Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic" is a profound exploration of...