Comic Visions
Television Comedy and American Culture
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:13th Sep '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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