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Matthew Kaiser is Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA.

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List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 1. Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA) 2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia) 3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia) 4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK) 6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA) 7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) Notes References Index

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/11/2022
      ISBN13: 9781350000759, 978-1350000759
      ISBN10: 1350000752
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Matthew Kaiser is Professor of English at University of California, Merced, USA.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 1. Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA) 2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia) 3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia) 4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK) 6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA) 7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) Notes References Index

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