THE COMEDY OF SURVIVAL: IN SEARCH OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL By Joseph W. Meeker. [0845776] Joseph w. Meeker . The Comedy of Survival: In Search of an Environmental Ethic. Los Angeles: International College, Guild of Tutors Press, 1980. First Paperback Edition. 8vo – over 7 3/4″ – 9 3/4″ Tall. Paperback. Used. Very Good ISBN: 0896150488. In pictorial green wraps, 8vo, 175pp. A seminal work in Ecocriticism by Vashon Island resident Joseph Meeker.