Comedy

Originally published in 1949 this book is a study of comedy based on representative works of drama and narrative, mainly in English, from Chaucer to Bernard Shaw. The theme is that comedy implies a philosophy of life that is fairly constant, despite the changes in social conditions and fashions of thought.

Inhalt

Preface. 1. Introduction 2. The Idea of Comedy 3. Subject Matter 4. Style 5. Character and Plot 6. The Boundaries of Comedy. Notes. Bibliographical Index. General Index.