Comedy incarnate : Buster Keaton, physical humor, and bodily coping /
"Comedy Incarnate" explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to "The General". Keaton's precise body comedy, coupled with his unconventional directorial decisions, s...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA, USA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Comedy Incarnate" explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to "The General". Keaton's precise body comedy, coupled with his unconventional directorial decisions, suggests a new way of analyzing the film in terms of its visual elements as opposed to its narrative. Written by one of America's foremost film theorists, this in-depth examination of the comedy of the steam, steel and railroad era will provide a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470754931 0470754931 9781405171885 140517188X |