11111111111111111111111~~I~~ill\rli~fll~lrl[llrlllllllIII11I1I1III1I1 3 0510 0028383X University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina 27412-5201 Walter Clinton Jackson Library DATE DUE f\l:,.lVIV VLV ,....-.r..." .« T~VlYT .......-...........,....rr> r\C,:"H;..rv VL~ ~ '-i ~12.-- I IJ I .....J I 1-\ "T I - -i '-' - - '- B I DEMCO, INC. 38 2971 l~.l. COMEDY: ~~i7 1/ an annotated bibliography of theory and criticism by JAMES E. EVANS Itt The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Metuchen, N.J., & London 1987 library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Evans, James E. Comedy, an annotated bibliography of theory and criticism. Includes indexes. 1. Ccmedy--Bibliography. 2. Comic, The--Bibliography. 1. Title. ZS784.C6E94 1987 [PN1922] 016.809'917 87-4748 ISBN 0-8108-1987-2 Copyright © 1987 by James E. Evans Manufactured in the United States of America CONTENTS Preface v Abbreviations for Periodicals ix Collections Cited in Part I xxi PART I: COMIC THEORY BEFORE 1900 Classical and Medieval 1 Renaissance 3 Neoclassical 5 Nineteenth Century 12 PART II: COMIC THEORY AFTER 1900 19 PART III: COMIC LITERATURE 49 Classical: Greek and Roman 49 Italian 68 Spanish 72 French 79 Moliere 91 German 98 English 105 General 105 Medieval 109 Renaissance 114 Shakespeare 128 Restoration and Eighteenth Century 148 Nineteenth Century 166 Twentieth Century 170 Irish 177 Russian 183 American 186 Other Literatures 204 Comic Film and Other Media 206 Film 206 Radio and Television 211 iii 214 PART IV: RELATED SUBJECTS 214 Farce 219 Tragicomedy 224 Parody and Burlesque 228 Satire Irony 244 Fool and Other Comic Types 251 Fool 251 Clown 255 Trickster 261 Other Types 264 The Grotesque 267 Caricature 274 276 Humor Laughter 335 Jokes 351 Author Index 359 Subject Index 388 iv
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