This unusual film study begins with a survey of American print
humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of
film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen,
like Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W.C. Fields. Six comic film
genres are indentified as outgrowths of a national tradition of
cracker barrel philosophers and country store
raconteurs--personality comedy, populism, parody, screwball comedy,
romantic comedy and dark comedy. Tracing a rambling lineage from
Ben Franklin to Mark Twain to Bob Hope to Steve Martin, the author
presents a genealogy of glib antiheroes blowing raspberries at the
world.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2023 |
| Authors: |
Wes D Gehring
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
277 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4766-8899-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4766-8899-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781476688992 |
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