| Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping Contributor(s): Carroll, Noël (Author) |
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ISBN: 1405155256 ISBN-13: 9781405155250 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $102.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: "Comedy Incarnate" explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to "The General," Keaton's precise body comedy, coupled with his unconventional directorial decisions, suggests a new way of analyzing the film in terms of its visual elements as opposed to its narrative. Written by one of America's foremost film theorists, this in-depth examination of the comedy of the steam, steel, and railroad era will provide a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Comedy |
| Dewey: 658.4 |
| LCCN: 2006016593 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.06" W x 9.54" (0.93 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Comedy Incarnate, No l Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton's unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton's films.
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