Comparative Criticism: Volume 10, Comedy, Irony, Parody

Klappentext Celebrates the first decade of Comparative Criticism in a light-hearted vein. Zusammenfassung Volume 10! dedicated to 'Comedy! Irony! Parody'! celebrates the first decade of Comparative Criticism in a light-hearted vein. Essay topics include Schpenhauer and Bergson on laughter; Tristram Shandy; the arts of disquise in Renaissance theatre! from Ariosto to Shakespeare; the danse macabre in modern 'black humour'; and Lolita's outwitting of her seducer. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Frontispiece; Editor's introduction; Part I. Comedy! Irony! Parody: 1. The autonomy of comedy Michael Silk; 2. Schopenhauer and Bergson on laughter T. L. S. Sprigge; 3. Disguise in Renaissance comedy! with illustrations Peter Brand; 4. The defence of Wit: Sterne! Locke and the particular Bernard Harrison; 5. Ill wit and good humour: women's comedy and the canon Christine Brooke-Rose; 6. The danse macabre: reflections on black humour! with illustrations Jane H. M. Taylor; 7. Lolita in Wonderland Michael Wood; Part II. Translations: 8. 'A history of 500 vanessas' and other poems from Lepidoptera Guido Gazzano; 9. Readiness! ripeness: Hamlet! Lear Yves Bonnefoy; Part III. Essay Reviews Stephen Bann! Clive Scott! Michael Lynn George! Douwe Fokkema; Arthur Terry.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: E. S. Shaffer, Elinor S. Shaffer
• Con la collaborazione di: E. S. Shaffer (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.11.1989
• EAN: 9780521390149
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39014-9
• Pagine: 439
• Serie: Comparative Criticism; Comparative Criticism
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese