The body in Hollywood slapstick:

"Many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the min...

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Main Author: Clayton, Alex (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, NC [u.a.] McFarland 2007
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"Many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the mind, setting, voice and machines in slapstick films"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the mind, setting, voice and machines in slapstick films"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) and index
Physical Description:VII, 229 S. Ill. 23 cm
ISBN:9780786430635
078643063X