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Loading... Deathtraps: The Postmodern Comedy Thrillerby Marvin Carlson
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"This is an extremely intelligent, interesting, and well written book." --Murder Is Academic "... compelling analysis of the comedy thriller... " --Theatre Studies "... almost as much fun to read as is seeing the actual plays discussed... " --Journal of Popular Culture The phenomenal success of such plays as #157;Deathtrap and #157;Sleuth heralded the advent of a new form of detective play--the comedy thriller. Carlson takes the wraps off the comedy thriller and reveals its postmodern effects. He looks at all the elements of the thriller--openings, settings, characters, plot lines, the role of the audience, and endings--and shows how they work to overturn the conventions of realism in detective drama. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)822.052709Literature English & Old English literatures English drama English drama Other dramatic, by type Comedic, melodramatic MelodramaticLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |