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Ridiculous!

Author : David Kaufman
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557836373
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Ridiculous! written by David Kaufman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). From his first unscripted appearance on an Off-Broadway stage in the revolutionary 1960s to the frontpage news of his death from AIDS in 1987 at age 44, Charles Ludlam embodied and helped to engender the upheavals of his time. The astonishing life and legacy of this force to be reckoned with are at last revealed in RIDICULOUS! , a literary biography of an American comic genius. After founding the Ridiculous Theatrical Company in 1967, Ludlam sustained an ever-shifting troupe of bohemian players through two decades of perennially daunting circumstances by writing 29 plays plays that he starred in and directed as well. While Ludlam's work has become increasingly popular at regional theatres, on college campuses, and on stages throughout the world, his gender-bending theories and wide-ranging cultural impact have reached far beyond Bette Midler, the original cast members of Saturday Night Live and the countless other artists he influenced during his abbreviated lifetime. Like his early plays, Ludlam's life was rife with the sex, drugs and creative experimentation that characterized the freewheeling '60s and '70s. Based on a decade of research and interviews with more than 150 people who knew or worked with Ludlam including all of the major players in his troupe and seven of his lovers RIDICULOUS! recreates the dramatic life of an inimitable and subversive theatrical master with you-are-there intensity. Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award for Biography and the Theatre Library Association Award for Outstanding Theatre Book of the Year "David Kaufman makes a persuasive case for Ludlam's being a genius ... As a record of Ludlam's life and the theatrical world in which he was both guru and grandmaster, this book is informed and passionate." Mel Gussow, The New York Times "A fascinating portrait of an authentic stage genius and the New York avant-garde scene in which he toiled with such demented and dedicated diligence." Playbill "The phenom who inspired everyone from Bette Midler and Madeline Kahn to Tony Kushner and Paul Rudnick was no box of chocolates which, as reading experiences go, makes his story all the sweeter." Vanity Fair "This is one helluva piece of work." Marilyn Stasio, Variety.com

The Ridiculous Race

Author : Steve Hely
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1627796681
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book The Ridiculous Race written by Steve Hely and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most absurd, hilarious, and ridiculous travelogue ever told, by two hit-TV comedy writers who raced each other around the world-for bragging rights and a very expensive bottle of Scotch It started as a friendly wager: two old friends from The Harvard Lampoon, Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran now hotshot Hollywood scribes, challenged each other to a race around the globe in opposite directions. There was only one rule: no airplanes. The first man to cross every line of longitude and arrive back in L.A. would win Scotch and infamy. But little did one racer know that the other planned to cheat him out of the big prize by way of a ride on a quarter-million-dollar jet pack. What follows is a pair of hilarious, hazardous, and eye-opening journeys into the farthest corners of the world. From the West Bank to the Aleutian Islands, the slums of Rio to the steppes of Mongolia, traveling by ocean freighter and the Trans-Siberian Railway (pranking each other mercilessly along the way), Vali and Steve plunge eagerly and ill-prepared into global adventure. The Ridiculous Race is a comic travelogue unlike any other, an outrageous tale of two gentlemen travelers who can't wait to don baggy cardigan sweaters, clench corncob pipes between their teeth, and yell at their sons, "You lazy bums! When we were your age, we raced around the world without airplanes!"

Ridiculous!

Author : Michael Coleman
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781888444049
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Ridiculous! written by Michael Coleman and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instead of hibernating with her parents, a young turtle decides to explore the winter world outside their shed.

Theatre of the Ridiculous

Author : Bonnie Marranca
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Theatre of the Ridiculous written by Bonnie Marranca and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a theatrical form, the "ridiculous" thrived in the 1970s and early 1980s, playfully subverting dramatic and social convention in its mix of camp, role-playing, literary and cinematic allusions--and anticipating the current interest in gender, cross-dressing, and popular culture. Originally published in 1979, THEATRE OF THE RIDICULOUS (now revised and updated) was the first book to document this innovative and challenging form.

Theatre of the Ridiculous

Author : Kelly I. Aliano
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476674035
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Theatre of the Ridiculous written by Kelly I. Aliano and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp. Much of contemporary theatre 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. Beginning with Ridiculous' most recognizable name, Charles Ludlam, the author traces the development of this campy, queer genre, from the B movies of Maria Montez to the Pop Art scene of Andy Warhol to the founding of the Play-House of the Ridiculous and the dawn of Ludlam's career and finally to the contemporary theatre scene.

The Ridiculous Jew

Author : Gary Rosenshield
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804769850
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Ridiculous Jew written by Gary Rosenshield and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Rosenshield does not attempt to expose the stereotype—which was self-consciously and unashamedly employed. Rather, he examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. What distinguishes this book from others is that it explores the problems that arise when an ethnic stereotype is so fully incorporated into a work of art that it takes on a life of its own, often undermining the intentions of its author as well as many of the defining elements of the stereotype itself. With each these writers, the Jewish stereotype precipitates a literary transformation, taking their work into an uncomfortable space for the author and a challenging one for readers.

The Dream of the Ridiculous Man (Annotated with Biography)

Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher : Golgotha Press
ISBN 13 : 1610427270
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Dream of the Ridiculous Man (Annotated with Biography) written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and published by Golgotha Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a story by Fyodor Dostoevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing to live for in the world, and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl changes his mind.

A Sense of the Ridiculous

Author : Arlene Corwin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503574555
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book A Sense of the Ridiculous written by Arlene Corwin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2010, Arlene Corwin has published twelve books of poetry hefty, 200 pagers all. She is a prolific writer, going from the sublime to the ridiculous, scribbling phantasmagorical ideas and working them until they have the rhythm, rhyme and development that satisfies her. When asked, she says she has no plan, aim or scheme to help her. A jazz musician and longtime yogini, she puts the thought to into free-flow, which then evolves of its own accord. Improvisation she trusts the improvisatory.

Little Kingdoms: The Ridiculous Race

Author : Jeffrey Archer
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8727126552
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book Little Kingdoms: The Ridiculous Race written by Jeffrey Archer and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fasten your seat belts and get ready for the ride of a lifetime! In the Mantlepiece Kingdom, King Smidgen sets up an exciting toy car race to settle who's the fastest. There's Edison - the electric whizz, Rusty - the vintage champ, Cuthbert – clown-filled amusement vehicle, Dwayne The Monster - big and bold, and Boxy – well... he’s a bit square! Will speed rule on race day or will friendship save the day? Little Kingdoms Hidden within an old house in a misty valley is a multitude of little kingdoms, each brimming with tiny folk proud of their unique traditions. Watch them hilariously interact across stories, subtly imparting moral lessons amid their whimsical escapades. A delightful blend of fantasy and humour, the "Little Kingdoms"-series is an absolute treat for kids and adults alike! Jeffrey Archer (1940-) is a bestselling British author and former politician, renowned for his captivating novels, short stories, and children's books published in over 97 countries and over 37 languages. His best-known works include ‘First Among Equals’, ‘Kane and Abel’ and ‘Only Time Will Tell’.

The Ridiculous to the Delightful

Author : Robert Nicholas Reeves
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674768901
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Ridiculous to the Delightful written by Robert Nicholas Reeves and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Philip Sidney's comic technique, in particular the comic characters in the second version of his pastoral romance, is the subject of this ably written essay. Robert Nicholas Reeves begins with a re-examination of comic theory in Sidney's Defense of Poesy, and proceeds to a reading of the humorous in the Arcadia as a happy kind of moral teaching. He discusses devices employed--irony, ridicule, deflation--and the relation of the low comic figures to the delightful elements of the main plot.

The Ridiculous Misadventures of the Imperial Garden Boy

Author : Ani Fox
Publisher : Crossroad Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ridiculous Misadventures of the Imperial Garden Boy written by Ani Fox and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2022-10-16 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never leave time travel to a hapless wizard and an evil princess. Or is that evil wizard and hapless princess? So hard to tell. Regardless, the Imperial Garden Boy has to be the least qualified, least heroic individual ever to be sent to fix an epic mess. He’s not even a good gardener. Before the Blue Mage rewrote Chafrium history and became a legend, he took a little detour through time and memory. His mission: save Qelniasherah, heir to the Skeleton Throne, from multiple selves. In this whodunnit, the bad guy and the good guy keep changing. Also there’s gods, Orcs, tasty food, necromancy, and a whole lot of misbehaving Elves along the way. When the best have failed sometimes you send the worst. When they also fail, you send the Imperial Garden Boy.

Nicholas, That's Ridiculous!

Author : Christa Carpenter
Publisher : Mark Wayne Adams Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781596160026
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Nicholas, That's Ridiculous! written by Christa Carpenter and published by Mark Wayne Adams Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-05-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book talk to engage children in discussion, imagination, and perception.

Reading the Romantic Ridiculous

Author : Andrew McInnes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040098886
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Romantic Ridiculous written by Andrew McInnes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-02 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading The Romantic Ridiculous aims to take Romantic Studies from the sublime to the ridiculous. Building on recent work that decentres the myth of the solitary genius, this duograph theorises the ridiculous as an alternative affect to the sublime, privileging collective laughter above solitude and selfishness and reflecting on these ideals through the practice of joint authorship. Tracing the history of the ridiculous through Romantic and post-Romantic debates about sublimity, from the rediscovery of Longinus and the aesthetic theories of Burke and Kant to contemporary queer and postcolonial theory interested in silliness, lowness, and vulnerability, Reading the Romantic Ridiculous explores Romanticism's surprising commitments to ridiculousness in canonical material by writers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jane Austen, and Charles Lamb as well as lesser-known material from joke books to children's literature. In theory and practice, this duograph also considers the legacies of Romanticism – and ridiculousness – today, analysing their influence on independent film, sitcoms, and young adult fiction, as well as their place in higher education now.

Seriously Funny

Author : Howard Jacobson
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Seriously Funny written by Howard Jacobson and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the origins of comedy and the meaning of laughter, drawing on biology, anthropology, classical studies, behavioural science, philosophy and psychology - with a few authorial jokes along the way.

Ridiculous Theatre

Author : Charles Ludlam
Publisher : Theatre Communications Grou
ISBN 13 : 9781559360418
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Ridiculous Theatre written by Charles Ludlam and published by Theatre Communications Grou. This book was released on 1992 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never widely available in his lifetime, Ludlam's essays and opinions of theatre reveal a complex mind focused on theatrical invention.

The Full Ridiculous

Author : Mark Lamprell
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619023946
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Full Ridiculous written by Mark Lamprell and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michaelo O’Dell is hit by a car, and when he doesn’t die, he is surprised and pleased. But he can’t seem to move, frozen in the crash position. He can’t concentrate, or control his anger and grief, or work out what to do about much of anything. His professional life begins to crumble, and although his wife Wendy is heroically supportive, his teenage children only exacerbate his post-accident angst. His daughter Rosie punches out a vindictive schoolmate, plunging the family into a special parent-teacher hell. Meanwhile, his son Declan is found with a stash of illicit drugs, and a strange policeman starts harassing the family, causing ordinary mishaps to take on a sinister desperation. Equal parts hilarious and painful, this compelling novel delves into the difficulties of family, love, and the precarious business of being a man. Mark Lamprell’s extraordinary debut examines the terrible truth: sometimes you can’t pull yourself together until you’ve completely fallen apart.

The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl

Author : Gabrielle Stone
Publisher : Eat, Pray, #Fml
ISBN 13 : 9781733963725
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl written by Gabrielle Stone and published by Eat, Pray, #Fml. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eat, Pray, #FML quickly found its audience-rather its worldwide tribe of women-who have fiercely followed Gabrielle into the fiery pits of heartache, through the sometimes-ugly valleys of depression, on the roller coaster highs and lows of solo travel, and into the depths of what it really means to love yourself-healing. As the book fans demanded more, and Eat, Pray, #FML became the heartbreak Bible, it was clear that Gabrielle would need to deliver a sequel-but not just any sequel. A sequel that would have all the wild love affairs, the devastating heartbreaks, the magic of solo travel, and the captivating drama we think only exists in the untamed fiction novels we read-and Gabrielle replied, challenge accepted. The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl has all of the above. It gives readers an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure, the challenges she faced as she tried to put the pieces back together, the men-new and old-that shook her world, and the epic conclusion to the real-life story so many have become invested in. If you thought Eat, Pray, #FML was a wild ride, just wait until readers sit down to devour the follow-up that has all the characters they fell in love with, new highs and lows to ride, a soul-defining journey to the other side of the world, and answers to all of their burning questions-this, is The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl.