The comic mode in English literature [electronic resource] : from the Middle Ages to today / Murray Roston.
2011
PR86 .R67 2011eb
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The comic mode in English literature [electronic resource] : from the Middle Ages to today / Murray Roston.
Author
Roston, Murray.
ISBN
9781441132482 (electronic book)
9781441112316
9781441112316
Publication Details
London : Continuum, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 276 p.)
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PR86 .R67 2011eb
Summary
From Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales to Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary, this is a comprehensive guide to comedy in the English literary canon. Beginning with a critical exploration of historical and philosophical theories of humour, the book then supplies close-readings of a wide range of major texts, authors and genres from the Medieval period to the present. The Comic Mode in English Literature examines such texts as: Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pope's The Rape of the Lock, Austen's Emma Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Amis's Lucky Jim. Covering poetry, prose and drama, this comprehensive guide will be essential reading for students of comic writing, literary history and genre.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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