| Description |
1 online resource (237 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. The Undeterminable Essence of the Comic; 2. On Laughter; 3. The Comic Drama; 4. The Comic Novel; 5. Existential Comedy; 6. The Joke or the Third Kind of Narrative Prose; 7. The Comic Image in Visual Arts I; 8. The Comic Image in Visual Arts II; 9. An Address to the Faithful Reader; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book is the first attempt to think philosophically about the comic phenomenon in literature, art, and life. Working across a substantial collection of comic works author Agnes Heller makes seminal observations on the comic in the work of both classical and contemporary figures. Whether she's discussing Shakespeare, Kafka, Rabelais, or the paintings of Brueghel and Daumier Heller's Immortal Comedy makes a characteristic contribution to modern thought across the humanities. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Comic, The.
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Comic, The. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Heller, Agnes. Immortal Comedy : The Comic Phenomenon in Art, Literature, and Life. Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2005 9780739112465 |
| ISBN |
9780739156247 (electronic book) |
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0739156241 (electronic book) |
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0739109197 (alkaline paper) |
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9780739109199 (alkaline paper) |
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0739112465 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780739112465 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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