American Dark Comedy - Beyond Satire (Hardcover, New)
Wes D GehringFrom Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-22, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.
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From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-22, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.
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Imprint | Praeger Publishers Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | July 1996 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | July 1996 |
Authors | Wes D Gehring |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 224 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-313-26184-8 |
Barcode | 9780313261848 |
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LSN | 0-313-26184-9 |
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