Currents of comedy on the American screen : how film and television deliver different laughs for changing times /

Currents of comedy on the American screen : how film and television deliver different laughs for changing times /

"This book analyzes the evolution of comedy, defining five distinct periods and discussing the dominant comedic trends of each: screwball comedies, offering distraction from the Great Depression; suspense comedy, reflecting America's darker worldview during World War II; 1950s battle-of-th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laham, Nicholas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009
Jefferson, N.C. : c2009
Jefferson, N.C. : ©2009
Jefferson, N.C. : [2009]
Subjects:
Comedy films > United States > History and criticism
Television comedies > United States > History and criticism
Comedy films
Television comedies
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc

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