The Death of Comedy

by Erich Segal

Book Overview

In a grand tour of comic theater over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century B.C. Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett. With fitting wit, profound erudition lightly worn, and instructive examples from the mildly amusing to the uproarious, his book fully illustrates comedy's glorious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067401247X
• ISBN13: 9780674012479
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 589 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.0" x 6.0"