Silent Film Comedy and American Culture: Research

Silent Film Comedy and American Culture: Research 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. Autor: Alan Bilton Wydawnictwo: Springer EN Rok wydania: 2013 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 244 Wymiary: 21.6 x 14.0 x 1.5 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781349437474