| Comic Agony: Mixed Impressions in the Modern Theatre Contributor(s): Bermel, Albert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810114100 ISBN-13: 9780810114104 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: Comic Agony is a volume of critical essays that boldly reexamines a number of dramatic masterpieces of the past century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 809.2 |
| Series: Mixed Impressions in the Modern Theatre |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.05" W x 8.95" (0.80 lbs) 223 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With clarity, liveliness, and wit, Albert Bermel explores the juxtaposition of the tragic and the comic in modern drama, revealing the ways in which these contrasting elements complement and reinforce each other to both depict and evoke conflicting emotions. Examining humor in serious plays, humorous plays on serious themes, and farce, Bermel makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of modern dramatic achievement. |