21L.421 Comedy, Fall 2001

Kelley, Wyn

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Kelley, Wyn

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Comedy

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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.

Date issued

2001-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47290

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section

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21L.421-Fall2001

local: 21L.421

local: IMSCP-MD5-591f4a1e8d18f8130dafb975c328475f

Keywords

Comedy, Satire, Greek, Twain, Wilde, Shakespeare, Writing, Literature, Communications, Cervantes, comedies, comic, funny, jokes, literature, Comedy

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