Writing humor : creativity and the comic mind
Providing both theory and praxis, this volume explains how to write humour, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. It includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by an array of writing exercises and examples.
Print Book, English, ©2002
Wayne State University Press, Detroit, ©2002
Ithaca College authors
329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780814329597, 9780814329603, 0814329594, 0814329608
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Yes, you in the back row (most frequently asked questions)
so what exactly is "humor"?
simple techniques for writing humor
concreteness
still nobody laughed. what then?
comedy
slapstick
stuck? writer's block?
oh lord, oh lord, not again, not again
script writing
satire: whatever it is, I'm against it
irony and wit
grotesque (black), sick, and absurd humor
nonsense
light verse
parody and burlesque
"have you heard the one about ...?"
so, how all you guys doin' tonight?
the literary monologue
ok, so who threw the tomato?