6. As You Like It: The Context of Dramatic Comedy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Matter and Manner: Theories of Laughter 3
6. 2. The Context of Comedy 17
7. 3. Jokes 35
8. 4. Lenny Bruce and Extreme Comedy 59
9. 5. Tristram Shandy: A Comic Novel 81
10. 6. As You Like It: The Context of Dramatic Comedy 121
11. Conclusion 159
12. Notes 161
13. Index 165