ENGL 234 - The Literature of Comedy

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: ENGL 111 - English I. A study of the nature and value of comic forms and traditions, from basic elements such as puns and jokes to significant works of comic vision in literature and the arts. (The course will consider, for example, the differences between verbal and visual comedy; between high comedy and low comedy; between wit and humor; between Groucho and Harpo.) The course will nourish a broader, deeper, more subtle awareness of the ways in which comedy expresses and sustains the human spirit.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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