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THEATRE, DRAMA, HUMOR, and COMEDY: by Don L. F. Nilsen English Department Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 ( Don.Ni THEATRE, DRAMA, HUMOR, AND COMEDY: by Don L. F. Nilsen English Department Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-0302 ( [email protected] ) Alexander, D. "Political Satire in the Israeli Theatre: Another Outlook on Zionism." Jewish Humor. Ed. Avner Ziv. Tel Aviv, Israel: Papyrus, 1986, 165-74. Appell, Virginia. "Acts of the Comedic Art: The Frantics on Stage." Play and Culture 1.3 (August, 1988): 239- 46. Apte, Mahadev L. Humor and Communication in Contemporary Marathi Theater: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. India: Linguistic Society of India, 1992. Apte, Mahadev L. "Parody and Comment: Comedy in Contemporary Marathi Theater." The World and I (June, 1992): 671-681. Auden, W. H. " Notes on the Comic." Comedy: Meaning and Form. Ed. Robert W. Corrigan, San Francisco, CA: Chandler, 1965, 61-72. Baddely-Clinton, V. C. 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