Thalia's Revenge: Ethnography and Theory of Comedy
This article compares theories of comedy to the development of modern ethnography. The discussion begins with a review of 18th-century English satire, followed by commentary on the place of comedy in Western intellectual traditions. In considering the relationship between theories of comedy and mode...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1989
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American anthropologist
Year: 1989, Volume: 91, Issue: 3, Pages: 589-598 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBE Anthropology ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Theater
B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Ethnology B Comedy |
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| Summary: | This article compares theories of comedy to the development of modern ethnography. The discussion begins with a review of 18th-century English satire, followed by commentary on the place of comedy in Western intellectual traditions. In considering the relationship between theories of comedy and modern ethnography, I argue that the genres have in common the regular use of literary modes of exaggeration, exceptionality, reversal, and practice. These shared modes suggest similar critical intent. Recognizing a relationship between theories of comedy and modern ethnography adds to our appreciation of the plurality of the ethnographic endeavor. |
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| Item Description: | Comment(s): References to "To Double Business Bound"., BN: 91, HN: 3 |
| ISSN: | 1548-1433 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American anthropologist
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