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Slapstick Comedy

About Slapstick Comedy

From Chaplin's tramp to the Bathing Beauties slapstick comedy supplied many of the most enduring icons of American cinema in the silent era. This collection of fourteen essays by film scholars challenges longstanding critical dogma and offers new conceptual frameworks for thinking about silent comedy's place in film history and American culture.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415801782
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • April 18, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 690 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of Slapstick Comedy

From Chaplin's tramp to the Bathing Beauties slapstick comedy supplied many of the most enduring icons of American cinema in the silent era. This collection of fourteen essays by film scholars challenges longstanding critical dogma and offers new conceptual frameworks for thinking about silent comedy's place in film history and American culture.

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