Humour, satire and the emergent stand-up comedy: A diachronic appraisal of the contributions of the masking tradition
Masking is a phenomenon that is traced to almost all human ages. From its prehistoric and primitive narratives in Africa, its dramatic beginnings in ancient Greece and Rome, to its use as forms of character delineation in the commedia dell’Arte of the 16th and 18th century Europe, as well as its age...
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| Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2018-12-01
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| Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/322 |