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Beschreibung
Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, television and film on both sides of the Atlantic.
Slapstick comedy has a long and lively history from Greek Theatre to the present day. This book explores the ways in which comic pain and comic violence are performed within slapstick to make the audience laugh. It draws examples from theatre, television and film on both sides of the Atlantic.
Über den Autor

Louise Peacock is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull, UK, where she teaches a range of courses related to comedy in popular performance. She is the author of Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction PART I: ESTABLISHING A CRITICAL FRAMEWORK 1. What is Slapstick? 2. Structures and Techniques of Slapstick 3. Comedy and Pain PART II: TYPES OF PAIN ANALYSED 4. Accidental Pain 5. Random Pain: Objects and Animals 6. Intentional Pain 7. Real Pain Conclusion Bibliography Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: viii
184 S.
ISBN-13: 9781349349296
ISBN-10: 1349349291
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Peacock, L.
Auflage: 1st edition 2014
Hersteller: Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: L. Peacock
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2014
Gewicht: 0,254 kg
Artikel-ID: 103726926

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