{"product_id":"situation-comedy-character-and-psychoanalysis-d-t-klika-9781501354908","title":"Situation Comedy, Character, and Psychoanalysis: On the Couch with Lucy, Basil, and Kimmie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSituation Comedy, Character, and Psychoanalysis \u003c\/i\u003eputs the sitcom character on the analyst's couch and closely examines the characters of Basil Fawlty, Lucy Ricardo and Kim from Australia's \u003ci\u003eKath \u0026amp; Kim\u003c\/i\u003e, in order to reveal the essential elements that must exist in a sitcom before even the first joke is written. Original in its approach, D.T. Klika uncovers major findings about the sitcom as well as human behavior and relationships that we find 'arresting' and even \"familial\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy offering a new way of reading the sitcom using psychoanalytic theory, this book can be used as a basis for engaging in critical discourses as well as textual analysis of programs. Psychoanalytic theory enables a reading of character motivations and relationships, in turn elucidating the power struggle that exists between characters in this form of comedy. \u003ci\u003eSituation Comedy, Character, and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on what is at play in the sitcom that makes us laugh, and why we love the characters we do, only to discover that this form of comedy is more complex than we first thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. T. Klika\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501354906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501354908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"D. T. Klika","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439487135999,"sku":"9781501354908","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f826da09-53da-485f-82f5-c33160ee4a72.jpg?v=1777177925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/situation-comedy-character-and-psychoanalysis-d-t-klika-9781501354908","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}