Routledge Library Editions: Comedy

Originally published in 1954, this was the first factual history of comedy films and the men and women who had since 1894 kept us laughing in the cinema. This edition, first published in 1968 has...

Ever since comedies were first performed, the definition of the term 'comedy' has been debated by both playwrights and critics. Originally published in 1978, this volume does not attempt a precise...

Originally published in 1931, this book surveys the origin and development of Greek Comic Drama, with full discussion not only of Aristophanes and Menander but also of other important playwrights...

Originally published in 1978, Jeff Nuttall's account of Frank Randle is both a portrait of a 'very, very, funny man' and the story of his own search as he pieced that portrait together by talking to...

First published in 1988, the 19 original essays (and three "Sylvia" cartoons) included in this volume deal with the gender-specific nature of comedy. This pioneering collection observes the creation...

First published in 1992, the twenty-one original essays in this volume explore the way women have used humor to break down cultural stereotypes between the genders, using examples from literature and...

Originally published in 1956, this is a critical analysis of the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander studied in the context of the history of comedy, of the allied arts, and of contemporary life...

First published in 1970, the introduction distinguishes between the Comedy of Manners and other types of comedy and traces its origins in English and French literature, then chapters on the major...