Harpo Marx as trickster /
"The book demonstrates how Harpo, the sweetest, wildest, most magical Marx brother, accomplishes the archetypal trickster's work. Thirteen chapters examine Harpo's trickster persona closely in each Marx Brothers film. The author demonstrates his luck, foolishness, cleverness, mania, h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The book demonstrates how Harpo, the sweetest, wildest, most magical Marx brother, accomplishes the archetypal trickster's work. Thirteen chapters examine Harpo's trickster persona closely in each Marx Brothers film. The author demonstrates his luck, foolishness, cleverness, mania, hunger, lust, stealing, shape-shifting, gender-bending, alliance with underdogs, attacks on the powerful, musicality, sympathy for animals, magic, and mischief. "-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 223 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |