Shocked But Connected - Notes on Laughter (Hardcover)

Why do funny movies make us laugh? In this thoughtful essay, by turns stimulating and meditative, distinguished filmmaker and Yale professor Michael Roemer shares his musings on what causes us to chortle, snort, and guffaw when we watch antics onscreen or onstage. Roemer keeps us chuckling as he dissects punchy one-liners, Shakespearean plays, and everything in-between. Incorporating theories from such great thinkers as Sigmund Freud, Charles Baudelaire, Henri-Louis Bergson, and Soren Kierkegaard with the work of classic comedians like Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, Roemer examines the purpose of comedy in our lives and in society. Shocked But Connected provides a serious reflection on a lighthearted subject.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Michael Roemer
Dimensions:	237 x 157 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-1756-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
LSN:	1-4422-1756-1
Barcode:	9781442217560

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