The Spirituality of Comedy: Comic Heroism in a Tragic World
Autor Conrad Hyersen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2008
Conrad Hyers has taken a fresh look at comedy from the standpoint of comparative mythology and religion, and thus comedy's spiritual significance. In his unique study of the comic tradition, Hyers explains the difficulty in pinning down themes, structures, plots, or characters that are common to all comedy. Instead he argues that there is an essence of comedy in the area of pattern. He draws upon the rich historical ensemble of types of comic figures: the humorist, comedian, comic hero, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton. He shows how each type incarnates a comic heroism in its own unique manner, offering a profound wisdom and philosophy of life.
The approach of this book is broadly interdisciplinary, with materials and interpretations introduced from the various fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences as they illuminate both the tragic and comic sensibilities. The methodological thread that draws this all together is an analysis of the major types of comic figures in terms of the myths and legends associated with them, the rituals they produce and enact, and the symbolism of the comic figures themselves. Written in a very readable literary style, The Spirituality of Comedy will appeal to psychologists, social scientists, clergy, philosophers, and students of literature.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781412807814
ISBN-10: 1412807816
Pagini: 252
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1412807816
Pagini: 252
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction Comic Hero With A Thousand Faces; 1: Tragic Weights and Comic Balances—The Tragic Hero; 2: The Agony And The Golden Mean—The Comic Hero; 3: Tragic Castles And Comic Cottages—The Rogue; 4: A Voice Laughing In The Wilderness—The Humorist; 5: Will the Real Adam and Eve Please Stand up?— The Comedian; 6: Jester to the Kingdoms of Earth—The Fool; 7: Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again— The Clown; 8: A Happy Ending of Sorts—The Underdog; 9: Wandering Within The Great Food-Chain Of Being—The Trickster; 10: Between Dreams And Dust—The Simpleton
Descriere
To understand comedy is to understand humanity, for the comic sense is central to what it means to be human