The Body in Hollywood Slapstick

The Body in Hollywood Slapstick
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781476607214
ISBN-13 : 1476607214
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Book Synopsis The Body in Hollywood Slapstick by : Alex Clayton

Download or read book The Body in Hollywood Slapstick written by Alex Clayton and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because they rely heavily on physical comedy, many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the mind, setting, voice and machines in slapstick films. Also covered are female performances in slapstick and brutality and suffering in the slapstick tradition.


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