Name: Seinfeld and the Comic Vision
SKU: 52191283
Price: 127.14 EUR
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Author: Whitley Kaufman
ISBN: 9781498594745

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Publisher

Lexington Books

Author

Whitley Kaufman

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

180

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781498594745

Synopsis "Seinfeld and the Comic Vision "

Seinfeld and the Comic Vision analyzes the television situation comedy Seinfeld to form a theory of comedy-the comic vision-arguing that comedy should not be seen merely as entertainment, but deserves to be taken seriously as expressing a philosophical worldview. Whitley Kaufman demonstrates how in Seinfeld, and in comedy on a larger scale, characters are given license to violate social norms and to fail to live up to societal ideals in a way that shows they remain fundamentally decent people. Kaufman examines how comedy can be seen as a celebration of the "lower" aspects of human nature-our more animal or bodily side-but argues that the comic vision is not cynical or pessimistic, but rather fundamentally affirmative of human nature and of life, despite the many human limitations. Scholars of television studies, media studies, pop culture, and philosophy will find this book particularly useful.

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