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Hokum!
Rob King
其他書名
The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture
出版Univ of California Press, 2017-04-07
主題History / United States / 20th CenturyPerforming Arts / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / History & CriticismPerforming Arts / Film / Genres / ComedyPerforming Arts / ComedySocial Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Media StudiesSocial Science / Body Language & Nonverbal CommunicationTechnology & Engineering / Acoustics & SoundTechnology & Engineering / Social Aspects
ISBN05202881149780520288119
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hbQwDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Hokum! is the first book to take a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, author Rob King explores the slapstick short’s Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture. Each chapter is grounded in case studies of comedians and comic teams, including the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, and Robert Benchley. The book also examines how the past legacy of silent-era slapstick was subsequently reimagined as part of a nostalgic mythology of Hollywood’s youth.