Comedy, Meaning and FormRobert Willoughby Corrigan |
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Page 52
... comedian banishes doubt by ridicule and is the " diplomatic artist . " 12 Yet this defense of the status quo occurs in a society where there is a hidden conflict in social standards ; and the comedian may appear on the other side of the ...
... comedian banishes doubt by ridicule and is the " diplomatic artist . " 12 Yet this defense of the status quo occurs in a society where there is a hidden conflict in social standards ; and the comedian may appear on the other side of the ...
Page 54
... comedian to meet the " insuperable defects of actuality . " 15 We escape with him into a logical order by laughing at the imperfections of the world about us ; the comic artist releases us from the limitations in things as they are ...
... comedian to meet the " insuperable defects of actuality . " 15 We escape with him into a logical order by laughing at the imperfections of the world about us ; the comic artist releases us from the limitations in things as they are ...
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... comedian , straight man , and audience . This trio of vaudeville suggests in turn the ironist , the impostor , and the audience of the traditional comic theatre . To say that the jokester needs a butt is only to say that he needs a joke ...
... comedian , straight man , and audience . This trio of vaudeville suggests in turn the ironist , the impostor , and the audience of the traditional comic theatre . To say that the jokester needs a butt is only to say that he needs a joke ...
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