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Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind (Humor in Life and Letters Series)
Mary Ann Rishel
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Description for Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind (Humor in Life and Letters Series)
Hardcover. Providing both theory and praxis, this volume explains how to write humour, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. It includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by an array of writing exercises and examples. Series: Humor in Life & Letters S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 653.
Providing both theory and praxis, this creative textbook explains how to write humour, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. Through its close analyses of short stories, sketches, essays and scripts, it should be useful to serious and not-so-serious writers of every genre. Guiding aspiring writers through the many techniques for creating humour, it illustrates and analyzes what works and what doesn't, suggests ways to energize passages that fall flat, and offers insights into brainstorming, team writing, and revision. The volume includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by an array ... Read more
Providing both theory and praxis, this creative textbook explains how to write humour, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. Through its close analyses of short stories, sketches, essays and scripts, it should be useful to serious and not-so-serious writers of every genre. Guiding aspiring writers through the many techniques for creating humour, it illustrates and analyzes what works and what doesn't, suggests ways to energize passages that fall flat, and offers insights into brainstorming, team writing, and revision. The volume includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by an array ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Humor in Life & Letters S.
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814329597
SKU
V9780814329597
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