Homo Ludens as a Comic Character in Selected American Films
This book reveals the hitherto critically disregarded ludic elements in popular American comedy films, building on and expanding the theories developed by Johan Huizinga in his classic study Homo Ludens(1938) and Roger Caillois in Les jeux et le
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Artur Skweres
Homo Ludens as a Comic Character in Selected American Films
Second Language Learning and Teaching Issues in Literature and Culture
Series editor Mirosław Pawlak, Kalisz, Poland
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Artur Skweres
Homo Ludens as a Comic Character in Selected American Films
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Artur Skweres Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań Poland
ISSN 2193-7648 ISSN 2193-7656 (electronic) Second Language Learning and Teaching ISSN 2365-967X ISSN 2365-9688 (electronic) Issues in Literature and Culture ISBN 978-3-319-47966-8 ISBN 978-3-319-47967-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-47967-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016954599 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
I dedicate this work to my parents: Krystyna and Andrzej Skweres
Acknowledgements
The author would like to express his thanks to Prof. Mirosława Buchholtz (Department of English, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland) for her thoughtful comments and suggestions which have greatly enhanced the quality of this work. The book would also not be published without the helpful guidance of Prof. Mirosław Pawlak (State School of Higher Professional Education in Konin and Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland) and Anna Mystkowska, Ph.D. (Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland). Finally, the author would like to express his gratitude to Prof. Anne Bandry-Scubbi (Savoirs dans l’Espace Anglophone: Représentations, Culture, Histoire, University of Strasbourg) for her assistance in
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