Irony in the age of empire [electronic resource] : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom / Cynthia Willett.

By: Willett, Cynthia, 1956-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: American philosophyPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008Description: ix, 171 p. : illSubject(s): Comedy -- Political aspects -- United States | Comedy -- Social aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 809/.917 LOC classification: PN1929.P65 | W55 2008Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Laughter against hubris : a preemptive strike -- Laughing to keep from crying : Cornel West, pragmatism, and progressive comedy -- Authenticity in an age of satire : Ellison, Sartre, Bergson, and Spike Lee's Bamboozled -- Engage the enemy : Cavell, comedies of remarriage, and the politics of friendship -- Three concepts of freedom.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-166) and index.

Laughter against hubris : a preemptive strike -- Laughing to keep from crying : Cornel West, pragmatism, and progressive comedy -- Authenticity in an age of satire : Ellison, Sartre, Bergson, and Spike Lee's Bamboozled -- Engage the enemy : Cavell, comedies of remarriage, and the politics of friendship -- Three concepts of freedom.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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