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Slapstick and Comic Performance
Louise Peacock
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Description for Slapstick and Comic Performance
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; APF; APFN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349349296
SKU
V9781349349296
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Louise Peacock
Louise Peacock is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull, UK, where she teaches a range of courses related to comedy in popular performance. She is the author of Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance.
Reviews for Slapstick and Comic Performance
“Her book examines the types of pain that can be greeted with uproarious mirth by perfectly sane and kindly audiences, both children and adults. Its definitive analysis shows the matter to be far from simple. In the context of slapstick, important distinctions emerge between accidental, random, intentional and real pain inflicted for amusement and these are carefully defined. … a ... Read more