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Theatre and Laughter

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Examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two. Exploring the many uses and effects of laughter in theatre, Weitz considers laughter as a tool of political resonance, as social commentary, and as one of the oldest rhetorical devices.

Artist / Author Eric Weitz
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 978-1137356086
Reference P3013
Date 2016
Type Publication

Keywords

clown comedy Goldoni humour humour theory James Corden John Morreall Michael Billig Panto performance Robert Provine Rory O'Neill Sigmund Freud slapstick Slavoj Žižek unlaughter

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