Q11 W-Seminar BAK

Just kidding...The art of comedy in literature, television and film

Here, you will find useful further information such as links and suggestions for secondary literature. Please consult the site regularly since you will constantly find updates. Furthermore, if you've come across websites, books, essays etc. that you consider useful for others too, you may share them here as well.

Links

Definition Comedy (Encyclopedia Britannica)

A Vocabulary for Comedy

Filmsprache (technical terms in English)

App for free download: The Language of Film

Secondary Literature

Carroll, Noel: Humour. A very short introduction. Oxford 2014.

Fox, Kate: Watching the English. The hidden rules of English behaviour. London 2004.

Irwin, William et. al. eds. The Simpsons and Philosophy. The D'oh! of Homer. Peru, Ill. 2001.