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The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader

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The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a curated collection of critical analyses from the journal Comedy Studies, spanning a decade from 2010. It showcases a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives and writing styles, divided into eight parts that explore comedy as a mode, form, and genre from multiple angles and international viewpoints.
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The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a selection of the most outstanding critical analysis featured in the journal Comedy Studies in the decade since its inception in 2010.

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The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a selection of the most outstanding critical analysis featured in the journal Comedy Studies in the decade since its inception in 2010.

The Reader illustrates the multiple perspectives that are available when analysing comedy. Wilkie’s selections present an array of critical approaches from interdisciplinary scholars, all of whom evaluate comedy from different angles and adopt a range of writing styles to explore the phenomenon. Divided into eight unique parts, the Reader offers both breadth and depth with its wide range of interdisciplinary articles and international perspectives.

Of interest to students, scholars, and lovers of comedy alike, The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader offers a contemporary sample of general analyses of comedy as a mode, form, and genre.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367175931

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 4 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

  • Edited by Ian Wilkie

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 876g

Pages: 418

About the Author

Ian Wilkie is a Lecturer in Performance at the University of Salford, specialising in the Comedy Writing and Performance degree. His PhD is in Comedy and he is the author of Performing in Comedy: A Student’s Guide. Wilkie has been articles editor of Comedy Studies since 2013 (becoming main editor in 2015), and occasionally works as a comic actor.

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