The death of comedy
Segal, Erich, 1937-20102001
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In a grand tour of comic theatre over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century BC Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett.
Main title:
The death of comedy / Erich Segal.
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Imprint:
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Collation:
xi, 589 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674006430
Dewey class:
809.2523
Local class:
809.2523
Language:
English
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BRN:
1026048