Melville and the Comic SpiritUsing elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep. |
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... human activities , from day - dreaming to Russian rou- lette , and its mood may range from sentimental euphoria to grim hysteria . Comedy , in other words , is “ too complex to be merely funny . " What Meredith called " thoughtful ...
... human activities , from day - dreaming to Russian rou- lette , and its mood may range from sentimental euphoria to grim hysteria . Comedy , in other words , is “ too complex to be merely funny . " What Meredith called " thoughtful ...
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... Human dignity , after all , is human dignity . But how is it if the central figure of your tragedy , before whom all others are as pawns , is an animal , and the most grotesque , implausible animal in the world ; and if the dignity to ...
... Human dignity , after all , is human dignity . But how is it if the central figure of your tragedy , before whom all others are as pawns , is an animal , and the most grotesque , implausible animal in the world ; and if the dignity to ...
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... because no other American book has so trenchantly satirized the national character - indeed , human nature in general — through the basic figures of our comic folklore . 2 But The Confidence - Man does not wear its 178 THE END OF COMEDY.
... because no other American book has so trenchantly satirized the national character - indeed , human nature in general — through the basic figures of our comic folklore . 2 But The Confidence - Man does not wear its 178 THE END OF COMEDY.
Contents
Introduction I | 4 |
The Comic Matter II | 11 |
The Comic Manner | 31 |
Copyright | |
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