20Th Century French Drama / / David I. Grossvogel.

An examination of 20th century French drama, with a focus on wit and humor in literature. Looks at the work of Coctaeu, Girldoux, Anouilh, and others.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1958]
©1958
Year of Publication:1958
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Some Implications of Laughter
  • Part I. Intellectual Self-Consciousness: From the Ridiculous to the Great Absurd
  • 1. Les Enfants Terribles
  • 2. Perils of Debate: Giraudoux
  • 3. Further Perils of Debate
  • 4. Commercialism Reconsidered: Anouilh
  • Part II. The Pain of Laughter
  • 5. The Belgian Current
  • 6. Crommelynck
  • 7. Ghelderode
  • Part III. Tomorrow?
  • 8. Ionesco, Adamov, Beckett
  • Bibliography
  • Index