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Seinfeld and the comic vision
- Title
- Seinfeld and the comic vision / Whitley R.P. Kaufman.
- Author
- Kaufman, Whitley R. P., 1963-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
- ©2020
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Details
- Description
- v, 173 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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. -- Publisher website.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Seinfeld and the comic vision -- Comedy versus the heroic -- Comedy and human failure -- Comedy, rebellion, and authority -- Comedy and morality -- Love, sex, and marriage in Seinfield -- Comedy and sentimentality -- The comic vision.
- Call Number
- MWGT 20-1636
- ISBN
- 1498594743
- 9781498594745
- OCLC
- 1112203131
- Author
- Kaufman, Whitley R. P., 1963- author.
- Title
- Seinfeld and the comic vision / Whitley R.P. Kaufman.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWGT 20-1636