Kinds of American Film Comedy: Six Core Genres and Their Literary Roots
Author:   Wes D. Gehring
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476688992


Pages:   242
Publication Date:   14 February 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Kinds of American Film Comedy: Six Core Genres and Their Literary Roots


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Author:   Wes D. Gehring
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781476688992


ISBN 10:   1476688990
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   14 February 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Foreword by Ashley M. Donnelly Preface and Acknowledgments Prologue: Core Comic Film Genres and Print Humor Ties deleteOne. An American Print Humor Survey Prior to American Film Comedy deleteTwo. Personality Comedian Three. Crackerbarrel Populism  Four. Parody deleteFive. Screwball Comedy (American Farce) delete Six. Romantic Comedy Seven. Dark Comedy Epilogue: Exit Laughing Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship”—Choice “Just about anything with film historian and media writer Wes D. Gehring’s name on it will be of quality.”—Cinema Retro “Wes Gehring’s Core Comedic Film Genres is a tour de force. Ranging in depth over the subcategories of a mainstream genre, Gehring brings a wealth of research and detailed analysis to this outstanding and model discussion of the varied contexts and formal characteristics of film comedy. The volume includes a most welcome and original survey of the links between print and screen humor. It will appeal to general film-loving readers as well as to scholars and specialists dedicated to film comedy.”—Peter William Evans, emeritus professor of film studies, Queen Mary University of London


"""Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship""--Choice ""Just about anything with film historian and media writer Wes D. Gehring's name on it will be of quality.""--Cinema Retro ""Wes Gehring's Core Comedic Film Genres is a tour de force. Ranging in depth over the subcategories of a mainstream genre, Gehring brings a wealth of research and detailed analysis to this outstanding and model discussion of the varied contexts and formal characteristics of film comedy. The volume includes a most welcome and original survey of the links between print and screen humor. It will appeal to general film-loving readers as well as to scholars and specialists dedicated to film comedy.""--Peter William Evans, emeritus professor of film studies, Queen Mary University of London"


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Wes D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which he also writes the column “Reel World.” He is the author of 40 film books, including biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin.

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