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  • Comedy

    by Andrew Stott ...
    Series series The New Critical Idiom
    This new edition of Andrew Stott’s Comedy builds on themes presented in the first edition such as focusing on the significance of comic 'events' through study of various theoretical methodologies, including deconstruction, psychoanalysis and gender theory, and provides case studies of a number of themes, ranging from the drag act to the simplicity of slipping on a banana skin. This new edition ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi

    Laughter, Madness and the Story of Britain's Greatest Comedian

    by Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    This biography offers a "vivid portrayal" of the eighteenth-century English entertainer who "invented the figure of the classic clown that we know today" ( The Guardian).The son of a deranged Italian immigrant, Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837) was the most celebrated of English clowns. The first to use white-face makeup and wear outrageous colored clothes, he completely transformed the role of the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Blest Genius?

    The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare

    by Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    **Winner of the 2019 Marfield Prize for Outstanding Writing About the ArtsThe remarkable, ridiculous, rain-soaked story of Shakespeare’s Jubilee: the event that established William Shakespeare as the greatest writer of all time.**In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town’s most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Power of Scripture

    by John Stott, Andrew T. Le Peau ...
    Hear Scripture Speak to Your Life and Your WorldIn The Power of Scripture, renowned Bible teacher John Stott invites individuals and small groups to the practice of "double listening"-- listening to Scripture and listening to the world. In doing so, you will learn how to engage God's Word in a way that is relevant to your own life and the lives of those around you.Walking through key passages from ... Read more

    $19.18 CAD

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    What Blest Genius

    The Jubilee That Made Shakespeare 2nd Edition

    by Andrew McConnel Stott ...
    Narrated by John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    In September 1769, three thousand people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town’s most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in Antiquity

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions from scholars in a wide range of fields inside Classics and Drama, this volume traces the development of comedic performance and examines the different characteristics of Greek and Roman comedy. Although the origins of comedy are obscure, this study argues that comedic performances were at the heart of Graeco-Roman culture from around 486 BCE to the mid first century ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions by scholars from a variety of fields, including theater, film and television, sociology, and visual culture, this volume explores the range and diversity of comedic performance and comic forms in the modern age. It covers a range of forms and examples from 1920 to the present day, including plays, film, television comedy, live comedy, and comedy on social media. It ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Middle Ages

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Comedy and humor flourished in manifold forms in the Middle Ages. This volume, covering the period from 1000 to 1400 CE, examines the themes, practice, and effects of medieval comedy, from the caustic morality of principled satire to the exuberant improprieties of many wildly popular tales of sex and trickery. The analysis includes the most influential authors of the age, such as Chaucer, ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Early Modern Age

    by Professor Andrew McConnell Stott, Professor Eric Weitz ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together scholars with a wide range of expertise across the early modern period, this volume explores the rich field of early modern comedy in all its variety. It argues that early modern comedy was shaped by a series of cultural transformations that included the emergence of the entertainment industry, the rise of the professional comedian, extended commentaries on the nature of comedy ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment

    by Professor Eric Weitz, Professor Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    This volume highlights the variety of forms comedy took in England, with reference to developments in Europe, particularly France, during the European Enlightenment. It argues that comedy in this period is characterized by wit, satire, and humor, provoking both laughter and sympathetic tears. Comic expression in the Enlightenment reflects continuities and engagements with the comedy of previous ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Empire

    by Professor Eric Weitz, Professor Andrew McConnell Stott ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    Drawing together contributions from scholars in a range of fields within 19th- and 20th-century cultural, literary, and theater studies, this volume provides a thorough and varied overview of the many forms comedy took in the 19th century. Given the earth-shattering cultural changes and political events that mark the decades between 1800 and 1920-shifting borders, socioeconomic upheaval, ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

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