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Comic Impossibilities
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 78 (4):547-558 (2020)
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Argues for the controversial and initially counterintuitive thesis that theatrical magic (that is, the performance of conjuring tricks) is a form of standup comedy.Author's Profile
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How can we be moved by magic?Pablo R. Grassi, Vincent Plikat & Hong Yu Wong - forthcoming - British Journal of Aesthetics.
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