Marx Brothers as Social Critics

Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes, gags, puns, pratfalls, and mimicry. But beneath the laughs is a serious and biting condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners and customs, literary subjects, and popular entertainment as satirized in the films and considers the ways in which the films were relevant in their era and remain so today.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-08-19
Mått150 x 226 x 18 mm
Vikt295 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor218
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786439423

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Table of ContentsPreface 1. An Indifferent World 2. Triumphs, Tryouts, and Turkeys: The Film Career 3. The Writers 4. You Can Get Stucco 5. Is It Swordfish? 6. The Seven-Cent Nickel 7. A Job in the Mint 8. A Standing Army 9. Dear Old Ivy 10. A Coed with Two Pair of Pants 11. The Whole Wig 12. It’s Tough on My Suspenders 13. Three Hardboiled Eggs 14. Ice Water in 318 15. The Main Hungerdunger 16. Grand Slam 17. A Very Strange Interlude 18. A Brace of Woodpeckers 19. Upside Down 20. Whim Wham Appendix: Credits of the Films Discussed Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“still very much a loving tribute to the joy and insanity of The Marx Brothers...always a good sign when a book about movies sends you back to watch them again”—Scarlet; “meticulous scholarship and close analysis”—American Studies; “Martin A. Gardner’s new The Marx Brothers as Social Critics book provides new insights and his attention to period detail is a pop culture bonus.”—Wes Gehring, film professor at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine.