{"product_id":"the-humanist-comedy-paperback","title":"The Humanist Comedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor about three thousand years comedy has applied a welcome humanist perspective to the world's religious beliefs and practices. From the ancient Greek comedies of Aristophanes, the famous poem by Lucretius, and dialogues of Cicero to early modern and Enlightenment essays and philosophical texts, together with the inherent skepticism about life after death in tragicomedies by Plautus, Shakespeare, Molière, and nineteenth-century novels by such as Dickens and Hugo, the literary critic and historian Alexander Welsh analyzes the prevalence of openness of mind and relieving good humor in Western thought. \u003ci\u003eThe Humanist Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with close examination of a postmodern novel by the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e is Emily Sanford Professor Emeritus of English Literature at Yale University. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eThe City of Dickens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReflections on the Hero as Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHamlet in His Modern Guises\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bethany, CT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.46 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702394646835,"sku":"9780300197518","price":86.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OW0wd2xTZVVucGh2b1NKdFFyeUgydz09.webp?v=1763305234","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-humanist-comedy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}