138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
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Just as a distinctive literary voice or style is marked by the ease with which it can be parodied, so too can specific aspects of humor be unique. Playwrights, television writers, novelists, cartoonists, and film scriptwriters use many special technical devices to create humor. Just as dramatic writers and novelists use specific devices to craft their work, creators of humorous materials—from the... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Comic Techniques in Dramatic Comedies
2. The Braggart Captain: Miles Gloriosus
3. Make What You Will of Comedy: Twelfth Night
4. No Trusting to Appearances: The School for Scandal
5. The Devices of Absurdity: The Bald Soprano
6. Beyond Devices
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
Biography
Arthur Asa Berger
