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Noel Carroll - Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping - 9781405188326 - V9781405188326
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Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping

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Description for Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping Paperback. In Comedy Incarnate , Noel Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton's unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton's films. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: APB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
In Comedy Incarnate , Noel Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton's unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton's films. Bold and provocative thesis written by one of America's foremost film theorists Takes a unique look at the philosophies behind Keaton's style Weighs visual elements over narrative form in the analysis of the Keaton's work Provides a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself

Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
284g
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405188326
SKU
V9781405188326
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Noel Carroll
Noel Carroll is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His recent books include The Philosophy of Motion Pictures (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008) and On Criticism (2008). He is co-editor, with Jinhee Choi, of Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005).

Reviews for Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping
Buster Keaton was an engineer of the comic, a craftsman of gags, a mechanic of humor. While Carroll does not aspire to be as funny as Keaton, he can match (and follow) him in intricate and brilliant analysis, providing a logic of illogic. A book that will change how slapstick and film style are written about. Tom Gunning, University ... Read more

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