Funny Business
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Book Overview
For big laughs, comedy relies on exaggeration, incongruity, automatism, character inconsistency, surprise, and derision. Finally, here's a book that defines and demonstrates each of these devices with twenty-two short sketches and one-act plays. This unique overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres: absurdism, tragicomedy, farce, and melodrama. A discussion precedes each type of comedy illustrated, explaining the comic devices used...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1566080371
ISBN13:9781566080378
Release Date:July 1997
Publisher:Meriwether Publishing
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent reference book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Marsh Cassady has really nailed all of the forms of comedy in a concise, fun and easy to read way. It's difficult to explain comedy without making it unfunny. Cassady successfully engages the reader with scenes that illustrate how irony, incongruity, absurdity, and other classic methods of tickling our funny bones, work. I originally thought that Funny Business would be a good gift for a graduating senior but soon wanted it for my own reference. I highly recommend Funny Business.
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