
9783039101856
Landmarks in German Comedy
Peter Hutchinson
ISBN 13: 9783039101856
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Softcover
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Landmarks in German Comedy (ISBN: 9783039101856) Hutchinson, Peter Quantity Available: 10
Book Description: Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2006. 245 pp., 2006. Book Condition: New. Public demand for comedy has always been high in the German-speaking countries, but the number of comic dramas that have survived is relatively small. Those which are still read or regularly performed all have a serious purpose, and this collection of fourteen essays on the most distinguished of them shows how laughter can be exploited to treat personal, moral, and social problems in a way that would not be possible in tragedy. The texts range from the seventeenth to the late twentieth century, and no fewer than half of them are by Austrian writers. The contributors show how these plays are often subversive, regularly arousing an uncomfortable, self-challenging laughter, and how they treat such widely ranging subjects as language and communication, the complications of the sex drive, the inflexibility of the Prussian mind, and the behaviour of Austrian celebrities during the Third Reich. The essays are all written by specialists in the field and were originally delivered as lectures in the University of Cambridge. Bookseller Inventory # 10185 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Landmarks in German Comedy (ISBN: 3039101854 / 3-03-910185-4) Hutchinson, Peter Quantity Available: 2
Book Description: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2005. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 245 pages. 8.75x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # 3039101854 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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