Silent Film Comedy and American Culture
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Entertainment, Performing Arts
| Author: | Alan Bilton | ISBN: | 9781137020253 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alan Bilton |
| ISBN: | 9781137020253 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | May 14, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture.
This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture.
