Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity
by
Scott Balcerzak
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Film scholars and fans have used distinctive terms to describe the Classic Hollywood comedian: He is a "trickster," a "rebel," or a "buffoon." Yet the performer is almost always described as a "he." In Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity, Scott Balcerzak reads the performances...