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  1. W.S. Gilbert and the context of comedy
    the progress of fun
    Autor*in: Moore, Richard
    Erschienen: 2019; © 2019
    Verlag:  Routledge, New York, NY

    "To what extent is a great comic writer the product of his time? How far is he (or she) influenced by factors of personal psychology upbringing and environment? To what is the writing actually part of a long continuum in which there is continuity... mehr

     

    "To what extent is a great comic writer the product of his time? How far is he (or she) influenced by factors of personal psychology upbringing and environment? To what is the writing actually part of a long continuum in which there is continuity within change and change within continuity? The Progress of Fun considers principally the last of these areas, focusing on the case of W.S. Gilbert and challenging the frequently held view that he is pre-eminently a typical Victorian. This it does by tracing his roots back to Ancient Greek comedy and to the various comedic developments that have dominated Western Europe thereafter. Also included is a careful examination of the constraints and limitations that in various forms have long affected comedy-writing, and an evaluation of Gilbert's particular skills and legacy within the on-going process. The whole is a suitable prelude to a second volume (Pipes and Tabors) which will consider Genre in W.S. Gilbert, again relating it to comedic precedents and the universally timeless within the particular"--

     
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780429459078; 0429459076; 9780429859625; 0429859627; 9780429859618; 0429859619; 9780429859601; 0429859600
    Schriftenreihe: Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature
    Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 49
    Schlagworte: English drama (Comedy) / History and criticism
    Weitere Schlagworte: Gilbert, W. S. / (William Schwenck) / 1836-1911 / Criticism and interpretation
    Umfang: 1 online resource (289 pages)
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  2. W.S. Gilbert and the context of comedy
    the progress of fun
    Autor*in: Moore, Richard
    Erschienen: 2019
    Verlag:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York, NY ; Taylor & Francis Group, London

    To what extent is a great comic writer the product of his time? How far is he (or she) influenced by factors of personal psychology upbringing and environment? To what is the writing actually part of a long continuum in which there is continuity... mehr

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    To what extent is a great comic writer the product of his time? How far is he (or she) influenced by factors of personal psychology upbringing and environment? To what is the writing actually part of a long continuum in which there is continuity within change and change within continuity? The Progress of Fun considers principally the last of these areas, focussing on the case of W.S. Gilbert and challenging the frequently held view that he is pre-eminently a typical Victorian. This it does by tracing his roots back to Ancient Greek comedy and to the various comedic developments that have dominated Western Europe thereafter. Also included is a careful examination of the constraints and limitations that in various forms have long affected comedy-writing, and an evaluation of Gilbert's particular skills and legacy within the on-going process. The whole is a suitable prelude to a second volume (Pipes and Tabors) which will consider Genre in W.S. Gilbert, again relating it to comedic precedents and the universally timeless within the particular

     
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    Quelle: Verbundkataloge
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780429459078; 0429459076; 9780429859625; 0429859627; 9780429859618; 0429859619; 9780429859601; 0429859600
    Schriftenreihe: Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 49
    Schlagworte: Comedy; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General; LITERARY CRITICISM / General
    Weitere Schlagworte: Gilbert, W. S (1836-1911)
    Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource