The Death of Comedy
Download or Read eBook The Death of Comedy PDF written by Erich Segal and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Erich Segal |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 612 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674043413 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674043411 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Death of Comedy by : Erich Segal
Book excerpt: In a grand tour of comic theater over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century B.C. Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett. With fitting wit, profound erudition lightly worn, and instructive examples from the mildly amusing to the uproarious, his book fully illustrates comedy's glorious life cycle from its first breath to its death in the Theater of the Absurd.
