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Overview"This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen, like Robert Benchley, Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W. C. Fields. Six comic film genres are identified as outgrowths of a national tradition of Cracker Barrel philosophers, personality comedy, parody, screwball comedy, romantic comedy and dark comedy. Whether it is Mark Twain or a parody film involving Steve Martin, comedy is most often about blowing ""raspberries"" at the world, and a reminder you are not alone." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wes D. GehringPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9781476688992ISBN 10: 1476688990 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 14 February 2024 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsTable 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 IndexReviews“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" Author InformationWes 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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