The Last Laugh Strange Humors of Cinema |
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| Editor:
| Pomerance, Murray |
| Contribution by:
| Pomerance, Murray
Sterritt, David
Palmer, R. Barton
McLean, Adrienne L.
Williams, Linda Ruth
Leitch, Thomas
Toles, George
Martin-Jones, David
Solomon, Matthew
Cornea, Christine
Frodon, Jean-Michel
Lennard, Dominic
Morrison, James |
| Series title: | Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8143-3513-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Wayne State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.99 |
Book Description:
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For critics, fans, and scholars of drama and film, the laugh has traditionally been tied to comedy, indicating and expressing mirth, witty relief, joyous celebration, or arch and sarcastic parody. But strange, dark laughter that illuminates non-comedic, unfunny situations gets much less attention. This includes contributions from thirteen scholars that address the strange laughter of cinema from varying intellectual perspectives and a wide range of sources.
For critics, fans, and scholars of drama and film, the laugh has traditionally been tied to comedy, indicating and expressing mirth, witty relief, joyous celebration, or arch and sarcastic parody. But strange, dark laughter that illuminates non-comedic, unfunny situations gets much less attention. This includes contributions from thirteen scholars that address the strange laughter of cinema from varying intellectual perspectives and a wide range of sources.