@Book{1048374718, author="Aliano, Kelly I.", title="Theatre of the ridiculous: a critical history", year="2019", publisher="McFarland {\&} Company, Inc., Publishers", address="Jefferson, North Carolina", keywords="Experimental drama, American; History and criticism; Avant-garde (Aesthetics); United States; American farces; Camp (Style) in literature", abstract="``Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp. Much of contemporary theater owes this form a great debt but little has been written about its history or aesthetic markers. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the important practitioners, along with critical commentary of their work''--", note="Kelly I. Aliano", note="Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--City University of New York , 2014, titled: Ridiculous geographies : mapping the Theatre of the Ridiculous as radical aesthetic", note="Includes bibliographical references and index", note="Dissertation University of New York 2014", isbn="9781476674032", language="English" }