A historical and critical exploration of one of the most durable genres of stage comedy from its beginnings to the present, centring on the British tradition.
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Trevor R. Griffiths is a Visiting Honorary Professor in Humanities at the University of Exeter, UK, and formerly Professor of Theatre Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK.
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