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2753654Seinfeld and the Comic Visionhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/seinfeld-and-the-comic-vision-9781498594752/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2805262/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=638867344880470000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2803832/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=63838447382710000016861873MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>Seinfeld and the Comic Vision analyzes the television situation comedy Seinfeld to form a theory of comedythe comic visionarguing thatcomedy 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 natureour more animal or bodily sidebut 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.</p>...2689186Seinfeld and the Comic Vision16861873https://www.gandhi.com.mx/seinfeld-and-the-comic-vision-9781498594752/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2805262/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=638867344880470000https://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2803832/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=638384473827100000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20199781498594752_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_<p>Seinfeld <em>and the Comic Vision</em> analyzes the television situation comedy <em>Seinfeld</em> to form a theory of comedythe comic visionarguing thatcomedy should not be seen merely as entertainment, but deserves to be taken seriously as expressing a philosophical worldview. Whitley Kaufman demonstrates how in <em>Seinfeld,</em> 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 natureour more animal or bodily sidebut 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.</p>...(*_*)9781498594752_<p>Seinfeld and the Comic Vision analyzes the television situation comedy Seinfeld to form a theory of comedythe comic visionarguing thatcomedy 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 natureour more animal or bodily sidebut 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.</p>...9781498594752_Lexington Books(*_*)9781498594752_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_95283e35-4a73-3692-8e2c-2bc1ad142d97_9781498594752;9781498594752_9781498594752Whitley KaufmanInglésMéxicoBloomsbury Publishinghttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/rowman_academic-epub-646b104f-df24-4211-b882-f649810c810b.epub2019-10-23T00:00:00+00:00