Slapstick and Comic Performance

Comedy and Pain

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
Cover of the book Slapstick and Comic Performance by L. Peacock, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: L. Peacock ISBN: 9781137438973
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: L. Peacock
ISBN: 9781137438973
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book The Shakespeare First Folios by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Gender Equality Norms in Regional Governance by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Public Policy in the 'Asian Century' by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Beyond Innovation: Technology, Institution and Change as Categories for Social Analysis by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Renewable Gas by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Discourse Analysis as Social Critique by L. Peacock
Cover of the book The Individual in Business Ethics by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Good Regulation, Bad Regulation by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Hayek: A Collaborative Biography by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Reframing Immersive Theatre by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Time, Media and Modernity by L. Peacock
Cover of the book The Medium of Contingency by L. Peacock
Cover of the book The Theatre of Death – The Uncanny in Mimesis by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Language and Literacy in Refugee Families by L. Peacock
Cover of the book Extractions by L. Peacock
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy