A Brief History of Chinese and Western Comic Literature

Author: Yang Zhe et al
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The comedy literature used in this book is a broad concept, not limited to stage comedy, but also includes all forms of comedy with relatively obvious comedic elements, such as poetry, novels, jokes, crosstalk, films, and television. Some works may not be strictly classified as comedy literature as a whole, but they contain comedic plots and descriptions that hold value for the creation and appreciation of comedy literature, which are also covered in this book. The book attempts to summarize the general situation and development patterns of Chinese and Western comedy literature and its theories based on reviews of Chinese and Western comedy literature and its theories. It is divided into "A Brief History of Chinese Comedy Literature" and "A Brief History of Western Comedy Literature." Each section follows the traditional chronological division as the vertical axis, tracing the development of comedy literature, and then vertically showcases the characteristics of comedy literature writers and works. The book broadly refers to comedy literature as legends, novels, folk jokes, Peking Opera comedies, satirical literature, plays, films, and other audiovisual works. It interprets familiar and unfamiliar works in a concise, comparative, and humorous language, as if allowing readers to relive the stage and experience the charm of every different style of comedy.