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American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture)
American Dark Comedy Beyond Satire - Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Author: Wes D. Gehring
From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780313261848
ISBN-10: 0313261849
Publication Date: 7/30/1996
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Greenwood Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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