by SusanPurdie (Author)
From Aristophanes to Ayckbourn, from Shakespeare and shaggy-dog stories to light-bulb jokes and banter about the weather, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of the nature and function of comedy in our society. Drawing on theories of language from Foucault, Levi-Strauss and Lacan, Purdie turns traditional approaches to comedy inside out and shows how joking is not only a pleasurable but also a necessary function of using language.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Published: 01 Dec 1992
ISBN 10: 0745007244
ISBN 13: 9780745007243