Black Humour: A Stylistic Approach

Could you ever find humour in death or other tragic situations? This book intends to demonstrate how characters, in literature and theatre, find resilience in humour and have the power to laugh at even the darkest situations as long as they are able to see the bright side of darkness. Gulliver, Yossarian, Billy Pilgrim, Vladimir, Estragon, Winnie and Willie, Martha and George epitomize, both linguistically and symbolically, the humour that has always existed in tragedy.