A show about nothing: Seinfeld and the modern comedy of manners

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-64

  Pierson, David P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034551644     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.2000.3401_49.x     Document Type: Article

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