Volume 1: A Cultural History of Comedy in Antiquity Edited by Michael Ewans, University of Newcastle, Australia List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Comedy Title Abbreviations Other Abbreviations Introduction, Michael Ewans (University of Newcastle, Australia) 1. Form, Gesine Manuwald (University College London, UK) 2. Theory, Caleb M. X. Dance (Washington and Lee University, USA) 3. Praxis, Michael Ewans (University of Newcastle, Australia) 4. Identities, Natalia Tsoumpra (University of Glasgow, UK) 5. The Body, Louise Peacock (De Montfort University, UK) 6.

Politics and Power, Isabel Ruffell (University of Glasgow, UK) 7. Laughter, Marcel Lysgaard Lech (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark) 8. Ethics -- Ethics in Greek Comedy, Valeria Cinaglia (University of Exeter, UK) -- Ethics in Roman Comedy, Serena S. Witzke (Wesleyan University, USA) Notes References Index Volume 2: A Cultural History of Comedy in the Middle Ages Edited by Martha Bayless, University of Oregon, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Editor''s Acknowledgments Introduction: Comedy in the Middle Ages: Answers and Questions, Martha Bayless (University of Oregon, USA) 1. Form: Its Expressions and Manifestations, Olle Ferm (Stockholm University, Sweden) 2. Theory: Comedy Humbled and Exalted, Johan Verberckmoes (KU Leuven, Belgium) 3. Praxis: The Location and Performance of Comedy, Katherine A. Brown (University of Notre Dame, USA) 4.

Identity, John DuVal (University of Arkansas, USA) 5. The Body: Unstable, Gendered, Theorized, Susan Signe Morrison (Texas State University, USA) 6. Politics: Comic Power, Foolish Men, and Holy Women, Max Harris (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) 7. Laughter: A Comedic Approach, Sebastian Coxon (University College London, UK) 8. Ethics: Ethical Dimensions of Medieval Comedy, Nicolino Applauso (Loyola University Maryland, USA and Morgan State University, USA) Notes References Index Volume 3: A Cultural History of Comedy in the Early Modern Age Edited by Andrew McConnell Stott, University of Southern California, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Note on Texts Introduction, Andrew McConnell Stott (University of Southern California, USA) 1. Form, Megan Herrold (University of Southern California, USA) 2. Theory, James Loxley (University of Edinburgh, UK) 3. Praxis, Lucy Munro (Kings College London, UK) 4.

Identities, Maya Mathur (University of Mary Washington, USA) 5. The Body, Will Stockton (Clemson University, USA) 6. Politics and Power, Douglas Bruster (University of Texas at Austin, USA) 7. Laughter, Indira Ghose (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) 8. Ethics, Stephen Wisker (Middle Georgia State University, USA) Notes References Index Volume 4: A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment Edited by Elizabeth Kraft, University of Georgia, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Editor''s Acknowledgments Series Preface Introduction, Elizabeth Kraft (University of Georgia, USA) 1. Form, Brian Corman (University of Toronto, Canada) 2. Theory, Jean I. Marsden (University of Connecticut, USA) 3.

Praxis: The Practice of Comedy in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century, Laura J. Rosenthal (University of Maryland, USA) 4. Identities: Deception, Discovery, and the Paradox of the Dark Lantern, Heather Ladd (Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada) 5. The Body: Performing Comic Eighteenth-Century Embodiment, Misty G. Anderson (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA) 6. Politics and Power , Aparna Gollapudi (Colorado State University, USA) 7. Laughter: Enlightenment Philosophies of Laughter, from Superiority Theory to Incongruity Theory, Andrew Benjamin Bricker (Ghent University, Belgium) 8. Ethics, Melvyn New (University of Florida, USA) Notes References Index Volume 5: A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Empire Edited by Matthew Kaiser, University of California, Merced, USA List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction: Comic Frames in the Age of Empire, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 1.

Form: An Empire of Jokes in the Age of American Expansion, Todd Nathan Thompson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA) 2. Theory: Deadpan and Comedy Theory, Sarah Balkin (University of Melbourne, Australia) 3. Praxis: A Comedy Revolution, Milena Kozic (Independent scholar, Serbia) 4. Identity: Popular Performance from Peoria to Paris, Will Visconti (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. The Body: From Grimaldi to Chaplin, Sara Lodge (University of St Andrews, UK) 6. Politics and Power: Nineteenth-Century American Humor, Gregg Camfield (University of California, Merced, USA) 7. Laughter: The Ugly History, Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) 8. Ethics: Dickensian Satire and Mealtime Shame, Rob Jacklosky (College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA) and Matthew Kaiser (University of California, Merced, USA) Notes References Index Volume 6: A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age Edited by Louise Peacock, De Montfort University, UK List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Introduction, Louise Peacock (De Montfort University, UK) 1.

Form, Brett Mills (University of East Anglia, UK) 2. Theory, Peter Buse (University of Liverpool, UK) 3. Praxis: ''If You Laugh at Something, Then I''ll Potentially Keep It'': The Praxis of Live Comedy, Oliver Double (University of Kent, UK) 4. Identity: Laughs Last--Gender, Power, and Comic Identity, Joanne Gilbert (Alma College, USA) 5. The Body, Louise Peacock (De Montfort University, UK) 6. Politics and Power, Chris Vognar (Independent scholar, USA) 7. Laughter, Eric Weitz (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) 8. Ethics, Michael Pickering (Loughborough University, UK) Notes References Index.