Description:
Comedy in Literature and Popular Culture explores works of comedy from the past 2,500 years. This vibrant study offers a compelling analyses of comedy as a mode, form, and genre. It is an engaging read for students and scholars of comparative literature, literary history, and media studies, and theatre and performance.
Review Quotes:
"The conversational tone, explanatory textboxes, and not infrequent mention of his students and their experiences make this book an ideal fit for the undergraduate classroom; as a teacher of comparative ancient and modern comedy, I would certainly make use of it. The book's primary originality lies in the exceptionally chosen comparisons. Morrison's vivid descriptions of comic sketches highlight the performative nature of comedy and that it must be analyzed and understood as such... Scholarship on ancient comedy can too often forget that comedy is supposed to be funny. No such critique can be levelled at Morrison."
Amy S. Lewis--Howard University Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2025.10.45