LIT 157B The Comedy of Sex on Stage and Screen

Surveys the theory and practice of comedy in several contexts and media including stage, film, and television, with special attention to questions of gender and sexuality. Texts include Aristophanes, Plautus, Shakespeare, Moliere, Orton, Chaplin, Seinfeld, Freud, Bakhtin. Critical approach designations: Genres, Media. Distribution requirement: Pre-1750.