The Comic & Its Uses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3896496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | André Villiers, André de Villiers (0000-0001-6212-1439, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 75 |
| Pages | 58-84 |
| Publication date | 1971-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diogenes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/039219217101907503 |
| OpenAlex | W2014221942 |
| Language | EN |
I hope we shall not invite reproach for singling out the comic actor from among the various types of actor, and for giving him our special attention. There is a philosophy of the tragic and there is a philosophy of laughter; there are thorough theories about the serious genre and the comic genre: for the purposes of this study, therefore, it would seem perfectly admissible to isolate the actor who makes one laugh. But we have not artificially detached the actor for the sake of analytical dissection: if we say that a comedian plays comic parts, we recognise his use of the comic
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |