Author: Neil GaimanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747588449
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The classic graphic novel - a dark fable of childhood and growing up.
The Tragical Comedy Or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch
Author: Neil GaimanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747588449
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The classic graphic novel - a dark fable of childhood and growing up.
The Tragical Comedy Or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy
Author: The Tragical Comedy Or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy
Author: PunchThe Tragical Comedy Or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy
Author: Charles Hall GrandgentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Punch and Judy
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Punch and Judy
Author: John Payne CollierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The tragical comedy, or, comical tragedy of Punch and Judy
Author: Cages
Author: Dave McKeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
At last -- Dave McKean's landmark Cages as it was meant to be seen and read: a true novel in visual form. Eight years in the making. McKean is an artist with something important to say. In Cages, he has created a fully-realized microcosm, a world consisting of a street, a night club and an apartment house. With this, McKean has a means to comment on mythology, art, God, creation, sex, love and hate. For McKean, Cages is, "the closest I've come to describing my world." And Cages is a beautiful world.
The Tragical Comedy Or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy
Author: John Payne CollierThe Walled Orchard
Author: Tom HoltPublisher: Abacus
ISBN: 0748113517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
'Read THE WALLED ORCHARD so you can tell your descendants, 'I was there when the historical novel started holding its head up with the rest of literature''. - WASHINGTON POST 'This book is a hilarious yet well-researached historical novel.' - HISTORICAL NOVEL REVIEW The hero is Eupolis, weary, cynical and believing only in comedy. The heroine is Athens, at the height of her schizophrenic glory. A startling mixture of comedy and tragedy, THE WALLED ORCHARD is the poignant, charming story of their turbulent relationship. With unforgettable characters and a powerful and moving story, THE WALLED ORCHARD is a wonderful evocation of life in Ancient Greece in the fifth century BC. Books by Tom Holt: Walled Orchard Series Goatsong The Walled Orchard J.W. Wells & Co. Series The Portable Door In Your Dreams Earth, Air, Fire and Custard You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps The Better Mousetrap May Contain Traces of Magic Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages YouSpace Series Doughnut When It's A Jar The Outsorcerer's Apprentice The Good, the Bad and the Smug Novels Expecting Someone Taller Who's Afraid of Beowulf Flying Dutch Ye Gods! Overtime Here Comes the Sun Grailblazers Faust Among Equals Odds and Gods Djinn Rummy My Hero Paint your Dragon Open Sesame Wish you Were Here Alexander at World's End Only Human Snow White and the Seven Samurai Olympiad Valhalla Nothing But Blue Skies Falling Sideways Little People Song for Nero Meadowland Barking Blonde Bombshell The Management Style of the Supreme Beings An Orc on the Wild Side
When the World Laughs
Author: William V. CostanzoPublisher:
ISBN: 0190924993
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
When the World Laughs is a book about the intersection of humor, history, and culture. It explores how film comedy, one of the world's most popular movie genres, reflects the values and beliefs of those who enjoy its many forms, its most enduring characters and stories, its most entertaining routines and funniest jokes. What people laugh at in Europe, Africa, or the Far East reveals important truths about their differences and common bonds. By investigating their traditions of humor, by paying close attention to what kinds of comedy cross national boundaries or what gets lost in translation, this study leads us to a deeper understanding of each other and ourselves. Section One begins with a survey of the theories and research that best explain how humor works. It clarifies the varieties of comic forms and styles, identifies the world's most archetypal figures of fun, and traces the history of the world's traditions of humor from earliest times to today. It also examines the techniques and aesthetics of film comedy: how movies use the world's rich repertoire of amusing stories, gags, and wit to make us laugh and think. Section Two offers a close look at national and regional trends. It applies the concepts set forth earlier to specific films-across a broad spectrum of sub-genres, historical eras, and cultural contexts-providing an insightful comparative study of the world's great traditions of film comedy.