Theatre and Laughter

Eric Weitz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

108 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Methuen Drama (Verlag)
978-1-137-35608-6 (ISBN)

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This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two. Exploring the many uses and effects of laughter in theatre, Eric Weitz considers laughter as a tool of political resonance, as social commentary, and as one of the oldest rhetorical devices.

Eric Weitz is Associate Professor of Drama at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is the author of The Cambridge Introduction to Comedy.

Series editors' preface.- Partners in social relations.- Laughter and theatre.- Play's the thing.- Laughter and its double.- Killing the frog.- Embodied joking.- Subsequent audiences.- The Heart of Lightness.- Shadow laughter.- Humour as embodied practice.- Word play.- Slapstick.- The clown figure.- Laughter in the frame.- Laughter as behavioural meme.- Laughter as theme.- Funniness.- Laughter and context.- Laughter as crowd control.- Laughter as event.- Changing the situation.- One more thing.- Further reading.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.11.2015
Reihe/Serie	Theatre And
Reihe/Serie	Theatre And
Zusatzinfo	108 p.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 111 mm
Gewicht	118 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-137-35608-1 / 1137356081
ISBN-13	978-1-137-35608-6 / 9781137356086
Zustand	Neuware