The body in Hollywood slapstick /

"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 min...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Clayton, Alex
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]
Subjects:	Comedy films > United States > History and criticism. Human body in motion pictures.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

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Summary:	"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"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	vii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index.
ISBN:	9780786430635 (softcover : alk. paper) 078643063X (softcover : alk. paper)