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Shakespeare's The comedy of errors : a psycho-semiotic analysis / Arthur Asa Berger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berger, Arthur Asa, 1933- author.
- Series:
- Anthem Impact
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedy of errors.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Psychoanalysis and literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 96 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Anthem Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Arthur Asa Berger's 'Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors' uses semiotics along with a psychoanalytic approach to offer a granular analysis of one of Shakespeare's funniest and most interesting comedies. It is distinctive in that it offers a discussion of the basic techniques found in comic literature of all kinds and applies these techniques to events in the play. It also offers a discussion of the basic theories of humour and a syntagmatic and paradigmatic analysis of the play.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- 1 Introduction
- How Did I Get Here?
- My Books on Humor
- Takeaways
- 2 Theories of Humor
- Why We Laugh
- Aristotle and Superiority Theories of Comedy
- Incongruity and Humor
- Psychoanalytic (Release) Theories of Humor
- Humor and Paradox
- Disposition Theory
- Benign Violation Theory
- 3 Semiotics and Humor
- An Overview of Semiotics
- Metaphor
- Metonymy
- Language and Speech
- Codes
- Humor and Code Violations
- Syntagmatic Analysis of Texts
- Propp's 31 Functions of Characters
- Paradigmatic Analysis of Texts
- 4 Glossary: The 45 Techniques of Humor
- The 45 Techniques of Humor
- Basic Techniques of Humor Generation and Style
- A Note on Personality Types in Comedies
- 5 The Comedy of Errors
- The Persons of the Play
- Synopsis of The Comedy of Errors
- What is Comedy?
- On the Psychoanalytic Significance of Doubles
- On Comedic Violence
- The Madness Scene
- The Resolution of The Comedy of Errors
- Basic Humorous Techniques in The Comedy of Errors
- A Paradigmatic Analysis of The Comedy of Errors
- A Syntagmatic Analysis of The Comedy of Errors
- 6 Coda
- The Importance of Twins
- Semiotics and Comedy
- References
- About the Author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 25, 2023).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781839984990
- 1839984996
- 9781839985003
- 1839985003
- OCLC:
- 1344421553
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