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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2014

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Eric Weitz: Affiliation:
Trinity College, Dublin

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Information: The Cambridge Introduction to Comedy , pp. 222 - 223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816857.010 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2009

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Eric Weitz, Trinity College, Dublin
Book: The Cambridge Introduction to Comedy
Online publication: 05 September 2014
Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816857.010

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