Martin A. Gardner

Broschiertes Buch

The Marx Brothers as Social Critics

Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Martin A. Gardner has worked in advertising and as a writer for The Village Voice, House Beautiful, and Art Business News, among other periodicals. He lives in New York.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439423
• ISBN-10: 0786439424
• Artikelnr.: 26203674