The Body in Hollywood Slapstick (Paperback)

Because they rely heavily on physical comedy, many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the mind, setting, voice and machines in slapstick films. Also covered are female performances in slapstick and brutality and suffering in the slapstick tradition.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Alex Clayton
Dimensions:	155 x 230 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	237
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-3063-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
LSN:	0-7864-3063-X
Barcode:	9780786430635

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