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This is an introductory guide to comedy in English literature that systematically applies comic theory to a wide range of texts from Chaucer to "Bridget Jones' Diary". From Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" to Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones' Diary", this is a comprehensive introductory guide to comedy in the English literary canon. Beginning with a critical exploration of historical and philosophical theories of humour, the book goes on to apply those theories through close-readings of a wide range of major texts, authors and genres from the Medieval period to the present. "The Comic Mode in English Literature" examines such texts as: Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Pope's "The Rape of the Lock"; Austen's "Emma"; Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers"; Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest"; and, Amis' "Lucky Jim". Covering poetry, prose and drama, this comprehensive guide will be essential reading for students of comic writing, literary history and genre.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Comic Mode in English Literature
• Author: Murray Roston
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9781441112316
• ISBN: 1441112316
• ID: 04419545
• Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Weight: 408 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 217 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. December 2011

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