The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader

Name: The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367175948
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The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a curated collection of the most insightful critical analyses published in the Comedy Studies journal since 2010. Edited by Ian Wilkie, it showcases a variety of interdisciplinary and international perspectives on comedy, exploring its nature as a mode, form, and genre through diverse scholarly approaches. Divided into eight parts, the Reader provides both broad and deep examinations of comedy's many facets, making it an essential academic resource.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of comedy who desire a serious and scholarly exploration of comedy from multiple interdisciplinary viewpoints.

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.

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Jessica Milner Davis of the University of Sydney praises this collection as an important resource that brings together innovative studies illuminating contemporary performative comedy. She highlights its value to students and scholars in Comedy Studies and Humour Studies, emphasising the book's focus on the relationship between humour, its mediator, and the creation of amusement and laughter.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367175948

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

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

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Edited by Ian Wilkie

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 820g

Pages: 418

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction

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.