8. From Insubordinate Playfulness to Subversive Irony

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 1
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
3. Preface 9
4. Introduction 13
5. 1. Low-Class Comedies 45
6. 2. Multicultural Comedies 83
7. 3. From ‘Kind-hearted’ Comedies to Neurotic Romances 113
8. 4. Deliberate Camp 151
9. 5. Humour as an Aftermath Effect 177
10. 6. Homosocial Jokes 201
11. 7. From Ludic Humour to Cosmic Irony 229
12. 8. From Insubordinate Playfulness to Subversive Irony 261
13. 9. From Grotesque Caricature to Grotesque Satire 293
14. Conclusion 327
15. Notes 333
16. Bibliography 367
17. Filmography 377
18. Photo Credits 389
19. Index of Concepts 393
20. Index of Titles 397
21. Index of Names 405