Re: Aristotle's "lost" second book?

From: BillK (bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 07:57:39 MDT

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    On Mon Sep 01, 2003 04:41 am Amara wrote:
    >
    > I know.
    > or the Informal study of laughter. You will find the archetype of
    > Tricksters and Jokesters and Clowns in the folk tales and myths,
    > where they play important roles, turning your psychological
    > perspectives upside down.
    >

    If you are interested in the theory of comedy you will probably enjoy
    reading 'The Road to Mars' by Eric Idle (of Monty Python fame).
    1999 Pantheon Books NY USA ISBN: 037540340X

    It got very mixed reviews when it came out.
    One review that liked it is:
    http://rebeccasreads.com/reviews/16sff/16idle99.html

    Amazon quite liked it also:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375703128/qid=1062424452/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/t/002-6617745-5518448?v=glance&s=books

    It is an SF thriller story, a funny story and (mainly) Eric Idle talking
    about what he thinks comedy really is.

    An SF reviewer would say it is not excellent SF. A humor reviewer would
    say it is not laugh-out-loud funny. An academic reviewer would say it is
    not a thorough review of comedy theory.

    But I liked it, found it interesting and stuck with it to the end.

    BillK

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