Related Books

Kinds of American Film Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 243
Authors: Wes D. Gehring
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-01-30 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who w
American Film Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 342
Authors: Scott Siegel
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Prentice Hall

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An A to Z guide to film comedies. Illus.
Film Comedy and the American Dream
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Zach Sands
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-13 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Film Comedy and the American Dream is an examination of national identity in the era of the American superpower as projected in popular comedic films that cente
Class, Language, and American Film Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Christopher Beach
Categories: Comedy films
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"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
Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film
Language: en
Pages: 267
Authors: Ryan Bishop
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-11-28 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film.