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050 00 $aPN1902$b.B47 1993
082 00 $a809.2/523$220
100 1 $aBermel, Albert.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50008094
245 10 $aComic agony :$bmixed impressions in the modern theatre /$cAlbert Bermel.
260 $aEvanston, Ill. :$bNorthwestern University Press,$c[1993], ©1993.
300 $ax, 223 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-218) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: How Comic? How Agonizing? -- Pt. I. Smiling at Trouble. Virgin Sacrifice: The Wild Duck, by Henrik Ibsen. Frost in the Spring Air: Spring's Awakening by Frank Wedekind. Sireless in Russia: Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov. Inward Journey: The Ghost Sonata, by August Strindberg. Playing the Role for Real: Enrico IV, by Luigi Pirandello -- Summary I: Comedy in Hiding -- Pt. II. Taking the Joke Seriously. Jest and Superjest: Man and Superman, by Bernard Shaw. Dependence Day: Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neill. Society as a Brothel: The Balcony, by Jean Genet. Dionysos in Sussex: The Norman Conquests, by Alan Ayckbourn -- Summary II: Pain in Hiding -- Pt. III. Howling at Farce. Male Heroine: The Breasts of Tiresias, by Guillaume Apollinaire. Timid Exhibitionist: Professor Taranne, by Arthur Adamov. Anything But Absurd: Jacques and The Chairs, by Eugene Ionesco. Almighty Goad: Acts Without Words I and II by Samuel Beckett. For Sex and Empire: Clouds, by Caryl Churchill.
505 0 $aSummary III: The Farcical Overlay -- Conclusion: The Playful End.
650 0 $aTragicomedy$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112964
650 0 $aDrama$y20th century$xHistory and criticism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85039322
852 00 $bglx$hPN1902$i.B47 1993