Topics range from Blumauer in the late eighteenth century to Horv?th in the twentieth. An introductory essay explores the notion of the comic tradition, while a central core of essays deals with the work of Johann Nestroy, one of the leading figures in the history of German-language comedy and Vienna's best known playwright.
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Topics range from Blumauer in the late eighteenth century to Horv?th in the twentieth. An introductory essay explores the notion of the comic tradition, while a central core of essays deals with the work of Johann Nestroy, one of the leading figures in the history of German-language comedy and Vienna's best known playwright.
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Volume 9. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 0748610863.
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B&W frontis. Fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) 279pp. ISBN 0748610863 This volume brings together fourteen essays from internationally renowned scholars, ranging over 150 years of the Austrian comic tradition, from Blumauer in the late eighteenth century to Horvath in the twentieth.