Silent Film Comedy and American Culture
| Author | : Alan Bilton |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2013-05-14 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781137020253 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1137020253 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Silent Film Comedy and American Culture by : Alan Bilton
Download or read book Silent Film Comedy and American Culture written by Alan Bilton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
