Berger Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"

A Psycho-Semiotic Analysis
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-83998-500-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 108 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Anthem Impact

Arthur Asa Berger’s Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errorsuses semiotics along with a psychoanalytic approach to offer a granular analysis of one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most interesting comedies. It is distinctive in that it offers a discussion of the basic techniques found in comic literature of all kinds and applies these techniques to events in the play. It also offers a discussion of the basic theories of humor and a syntagmatic and paradigmatic analysis of the play. It provides an overview of the theories of humor, what the author calls why theories, to provide a general understanding of how humor works. This is contrasted with his 45 techniques which deal with what makes people laugh.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berger, Arthur Asa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Humor
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Andere Darstellende Künste

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication; Epigraph; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of Humor; 3 Semiotics and Humor; 4 Glossary: The 45 Techniques of Humor; 5 The Comedy of Errors; 6 Coda; References; About the Author; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur Asa Berger is Professor Emeritus of Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University.