Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind

Providing both theory and praxis, this insightful and creative textbook explains how to write humor, comedy, satire,...
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SKU: 9780814329603
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Author: Mary Ann Rishel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind by Rishel, Mary Ann

Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind

€67,70

Writing Humor: Creativity and the Comic Mind

€67,70
Author: Mary Ann Rishel
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Providing both theory and praxis, this insightful and creative textbook explains how to write humor, comedy, satire, parody, nonsense, and both the literary and the joke monologue. Through its close analyses of short stories, sketches, essays, and scripts, it is a must-read for serious and not-so-serious writers of every genre. Guiding aspiring writers through the many techniques for creating humor, it illustrates and analyzes what works and what doesn't, suggests ways to energize passages that fall flat, and offers insights into brainstorming, team writing, and revision.

This book includes the history and cultural background of each major genre, followed by a rich array of writing exercises. Readers will find an inventive selection of examples to learn from, including a script from M*A*S*H and pieces by such humorists as Woody Allen, Ogden Nash, and Art Buchwald--and by students as well.



Author: Mary Ann Rishel
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 04/01/2002
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.04w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780814329603

About the Author
Mary Ann Rishel is an associate professor in the Department of Writing at Ithaca College.

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