Although we argue that Pratchett’s use of humour is tendentious, that is, it is humour with a purpose, we argue that, contrary to the popular perception, it is actually the absurd that seems more central to Pratchett’s comedy rather than the satiric, and this is because it best serves the subversive desire in Pratchett to question over and over again what is postulated as self-evident, to disturb people’s mental habits to dissipate what is familiar and accepted, to re-examine rules and institutions.
The paper argues that reversal is the key technique employed by Pratchett, and that this technique that is employed in each of the three modes of comedy found in the text, satire, mockage and the absurd. Using, in broad terms, the theories of humour offered by Sigmund Freud (1905, 1928) and Ted Cohen (1990), I consider the comic techniques, the modes of the comedy, and the pragmatic effects of the comedy in the text as a whole. Pratchett is often described as a ‘satirist’, but this in turn raises the interesting questions of what it actually means to be a satirist in the Fantasy genre, and of whether ‘satire’ is actually an appropriate term for the approach Pratchett takes. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.This paper examines the effects of the comedy in Terry Pratchett’s vampire thriller, Carpe Jugulum (1998). The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. compulsively readable' The TimesĬarpe Jugulum is the sixth book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. 'An enduring, endearing presence in comic literature' Guardian But they haven't met the neighbours yet.īetween them and Lancre stand a coven of four - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders. The Magpyr family are out of the casket and want a bite of the future.
Sure, they drink blood and view humans as dinner, but they're modern and sophisticated. Vampires have come to Lancre, but they're not what you'd expect.
well, Carpe Diem is Seize the Day, so this means -' Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. Steven Cree ( Outlander A Discovery of Witches) voices the Nac Mac Feegles. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy ( Love Actually Pirates of the Caribbean Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz ( Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. The audiobook of Carpe Jugulum is narrated by Indira Varma ( Game of Thrones Luther This Way Up).
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