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The Alchemy of Laughter - by G Cavaliero (Hardcover)

Name: The Alchemy of Laughter - by G Cavaliero (Hardcover)
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This is the only contemporary critical study to discuss the nature of comedy with exclusive reference to novels.
About the Author: Glen Cavaliero is Fellow Commoner of St. Catherine's College and a member of the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge.
255 Pages
Literary Criticism, Semiotics & Theory

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Book Synopsis

This is the only contemporary critical study to discuss the nature of comedy with exclusive reference to novels. It examines the comic styles of novelists from Fielding and Jane Austen to Waugh and Agnus Wilson, as well as less familiar writers such as Ronald Firbank and Sylvia Townsend Warner. Distinguishing between different kinds of humour, it shows how comedy works in practice under changing literary, social and environmental conditions, and is designed to interest academic and general readers equally.

About the Author

Glen Cavaliero is Fellow Commoner of St. Catherine's College and a member of the Faculty of English at the University of Cambridge.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)

Weight: .86 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 255

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Semiotics & Theory

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Hardcover

Author: G Cavaliero

Language: English

Street Date: November 2, 1999

TCIN: 1006473734

UPC: 9780333770481

Item Number (DPCI): 247-20-3234

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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