Author: Casimir Douglass ZdanowiczPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Molière, and Bergson's Theory of Laughter
Author: Casimir Douglass ZdanowiczPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Bergson's Theory of the Comic in the Light of English Comedy
Author: Louise MathewsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comedy
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Laughter
Author: Henri BergsonPublisher:
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Category : Comedy
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Molière and Bergson's Theory of Laughter
Author: Casimir Douglass ZdanowiczPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Woody Allen
Author: Vittorio HöslePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In this extended essay, Vittorio H sle develops a theory of the comical and applies it to interpret both the recurrent personae played by Woody Allen the actor and the philosophical issues addressed by Woody Allen the director in his films. Taking Henri Bergson's analysis of laughter as a starting point, H sle integrates aspects of other theories of laughter to construct his own more finely-articulated and expanded model. With this theory in hand, H sle discusses the incongruity in the characters played by Woody Allen and describes how these personae are realized in his work. H sle focuses on the philosophical issues in Allen's major films by exploring the identity problem in Play It Again, Sam and Zelig, the shortcomings of the positivist concept of reality in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, the relation between reality and art in The Purple Rose of Cairo, the objective validity of morality in Crimes and Misdemeanors, the power of evil in Shadows and Fog, and the relation between art and morality in Bullets over Broadway. He cites Allen's virtuosic reinterpretation of older forms of expression and his integration of the fantastic into the comic universe--elements like the giant breasts, anxious sperm, extraterrestrials, ghosts, and magicians that populate his movies--as formal moves akin to those of Aristophanes. Both an overview of Allen's work and a philosophical analysis of laughter, H sle's study demonstrates why Allen's films have more to offer us--morally, philosophically, and artistically--than just a few laughs. "In Woody Allen, Vittorio H sle goes a long way toward explaining everything you wanted to know about Allen but were afraid to ask. Just why exactly is he funny, and why does his humor have a strong appeal for academics? In his comprehensive analysis of Allen's work, H sle outlines a workable theory of humor, illustrates his conclusions by referring to the films and prose, and points out several philosophic motifs underlying Allen's deceptively complex comedies. H sle's work elevates the enjoyment of Allen's films from guilty pleasure to satisfying intellectual engagement with an intriguing contemporary thinker and artist." --Richard A. Blake, S.J., Boston College "Vittorio H sle presents a compelling overview of Allen's work in which he discusses different theories of laughter and argues for the priority of the incongruity theory as the only one able to answer the normative question, what distinguises good from bad laughter? On this theoretical basis he goes on to delve into both the humor and the philosophical profundity of Allen's films." --Sander Lee, Keene State College
Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism
Author: Paul ArdoinPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441188371
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Henri Bergson is frequently cited amongst the holy trinity of major influences on Modernism-literary and otherwise-alongside Sigmund Freud and William James. Gilles Deleuze's Bergsonism has re-popularized Bergson for the 21st century, so much so that, perhaps, our Bergson is Deleuze's Bergson. Despite renewed interest in Bergson, his influence remains understudied and consequently undervalued. While books examining the impact of Freud and James on Modernism abound, Bergson's impact, though widely acknowledged, has been closely examined much more rarely. Understanding Bergson, Understanding Modernism remedies this deficiency in three ways. First, it offers close readings and critiques of six pivotal texts. Second, it reassesses Bergson's impact on Modernism while also tracing his continuing importance to literature, media, and philosophy throughout the twentieth and into the 21st century. In its final section it provides an extended glossary of Bergsonian terms, complete with extensive examples and citations of their use across his texts. The glossary also maps the influence of Bergson's work by including entries on related writers, all of whom Bergson either corresponded with or critiqued.
The Naming of Characters in the Works of Charles Dickens
Author: Elizabeth Hope GordonPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Molière: A Playwright and His Audience
Author: William Driver HowarthPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521286794
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This study explores the evolution of Molière's comedy as a careful amalgamation of comedy and philosophical satire.
Molière as Ironic Contemplator
Author: Alvin EustisPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110873397
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Laughter
Author: Henri BergsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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