The nature of comedy has interested many thinkers, from Plato to Freud, but film comedy has not received much theoretical attention in recent years. The essays in Comedy/Cinema/Theory use a range of critical and theoretical approaches to explore this curious and fascinating subject. The result is a stimulating, informative book for anyone interested in film, humor, and the art of bringing the two together. Comedy remains a central human preoccupation, despite the vagaries in form that it has assumed over the centuries in different media. In his introduction, Horton surveys the...
The nature of comedy has interested many thinkers, from Plato to Freud, but film comedy has not received much theoretical attention in recent years. T...
AN AMERICAN FAMILY TAKES A YEAR OFF IN THE 1990S AND SPENDS HALF THE YEAR ON A GREEK ISLAND THE OTHER HALF IN NEW ZEALAND, LEARNING FROM AND ENJOYING BOTH CULTURES.
AN AMERICAN FAMILY TAKES A YEAR OFF IN THE 1990S AND SPENDS HALF THE YEAR ON A GREEK ISLAND THE OTHER HALF IN NEW ZEALAND, LEARNING FROM AND ENJOYING ...
