Class, language, and American film comedy /
"Counter This book examines the evolution of American film comedy through the lens of language and the portrayal of social class. Christopher Beach argues that class has been an important element in the development of sound comedy as a cinematic form. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | 2002. ebrary Sample text Table of contents Table of contents Table of contents http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=749489&T=F Publisher description |
| Summary: | "Counter This book examines the evolution of American film comedy through the lens of language and the portrayal of social class. Christopher Beach argues that class has been an important element in the development of sound comedy as a cinematic form. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and early 1930s, filmmakers recognized that sound and narrative enlarged the semiotic and ideological potential of film. Analyzing the use of language in the films of the Marx Brothers, Frank Capra, Woody Allen and the Coen brothers, among others, Class, Language, and American Film Comedy traces the history of Hollywood from the 1930s to the present, while offering a new approach to the study of class and social relationships through linguistic analysis. "http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam021/2001025935.html. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 241 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521807492 9780521807494 0521002095 9780521002097 |
| Access: | Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users. |