A national joke
להגדלת הטקסט להקטנת הטקסט- ספר
Andy Medhurst investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy, examining its components and asking what makes it English, and how comedy reflects and participates in ideas of Englishness.
כותר |
A national joke : popular comedy and English cultural identities / Andy Medhurst. |
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מוציא לאור |
New York : Routledge |
שנה |
2007 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Book Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Concerning comedy Chapter 3 Notions of nation Chapter 4 Englishnesses Chapter 5 Music hall: Contours and legacies Chapter 6 Our gracious queens: English comedy's effeminate tradition Chapter 7 Lads in love: Gender and togetherness in the male double act Chapter 8 Thirty nibbles at the same cherry: Why the 'Carry Ons' carry on Chapter 9 Bermuda my arse: Class, culture and 'The Royle Family' Chapter 10 Anatomising England: Alan Bennett, Mike Leigh, Victoria Wood Chapter 11 Togetherness through offensiveness: The importance of Roy 'Chubby' BrownChapter 12 Conclusion: A national sense of humour? Bibliography Index |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (241 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997012410318405171 |
תצוגת MARC
תגיות
- Comedy films Great Britain History and criticism.
- Television comedies Great Britain History and criticism.
- English wit and humor History and criticism.
- National characteristics, English.
- English national characteristics
- Comedies, Television
- nne Comedy programs
- Comedy programs, Television
- Comedy television programs
- Television comedy programs
- nne Comedy videos
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