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Comic Visions

Television Comedy and American Culture

David Marc author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:13th Sep '97

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Comic Visions, Second Edition is an update of the most influential critical history of American television comedy.

  • Most comprehensive social and critical history of American television comedy
  • Very engaging, lucid and entertaining writing style
  • Approaches social criticism without being too scholarly and pedantic

"A new edition of David Marc's Comic Visions is grounds for rejoicing. His historical survey of TV comedy remains unrivalled, and new material on the cable era will be more than welcome." Francis Couvares, Amherst College.

"David Marc's Comic Visions is the outstanding book of its type: social and cultural analysis of the most popular and important comedic forms of television." Chad Gordon, Rice University.

"Recommended for all academic and large public libraries; all levels." A. Hirsh, emeritus, Central Conneticut State University.

ISBN: 9781577180036

Dimensions: 229mm x 151mm x 17mm

Weight: 345g

240 pages

2nd edition