21L.421 Comedy, Fall 2001
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Author(s)
Kelley, Wyn
Alternative Title
Comedy
Date Issued
December 2001
Abstract
Surveys a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors and directors studied may include Aristophanes, Shakespeare, MoliSre, Austen, and Chaplin. From the course home page: Course Description This is a second variation of the course. It includes a survey of a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors studied include Twain, Wilde, Shakespeare, and Cervantes. Like other communications-intensive courses in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, it allows the student to produce a long writing assignment, in addition to several shorter pieces; it also offers substantial opportunities for oral expression, through student-led discussion, class reports, and class participation.
Subjects
Comedy
Satire
Greek
Twain
Wilde
Shakespeare
Writing
Literature
Communications
Cervantes
comedies
comic
funny
jokes
literature
Comedy
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section
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