Silent Film Comedy and American Culture

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Entertainment, Performing Arts
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Author: Alan Bilton ISBN: 9781137020253
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Alan Bilton
ISBN: 9781137020253
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: May 14, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture.

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This absorbing study of early 20th Century American Culture interprets the anarchic absurdity of slapstick movies as a form of collective anxiety dream, their fantastical images and illogical gags expressing the unconscious wishes and fears of the modern age, in a way that foreshadows the concerns of our own celebrity-obsessed consumer culture.

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