Introduction
Chapter 1 Social Comedy in The Pyramid
Ⅰ. The Comedy of Exposure
Ⅱ. The Comic Characters
Chapter 2 Burlesque in Darkness Visible
Ⅰ. The Burlesque of the Bible
Ⅱ. The Satiric Vein of the Burlesque
Ⅲ. The Wall of Language
Chapter 3 Farce in The Paper Men
Ⅰ. The Farce of Paper
Ⅱ. Chase and Flight
Ⅲ. The Clowning Artist
Chapter 4 Tragicomedy in To the Ends of the Earth
Ⅰ. The Dual Perspectives in Rites of Passage
Ⅱ. Festive Comedy in Close Quaffers and Fire Down Below
Ⅲ. The Tragicomedy of Bildungsroman
Conclusion
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