Marx Brothers as Social Critics e-bog
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The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes, gags, puns, pratfalls, and mimicry. But beneath the laughs is a serious and biting condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners and customs, literary subjects, and popular entertainment as satirized in the films and considers the ways in which the fi...
E-bog
151,31 DKK
Forlag
McFarland
Udgivet
21 oktober 2009
Længde
218 sider
Genrer
Films, cinema
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780786454549
The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes, gags, puns, pratfalls, and mimicry. But beneath the laughs is a serious and biting condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners and customs, literary subjects, and popular entertainment as satirized in the films and considers the ways in which the films were relevant in their era and remain so today.