Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

Cultural Contexts in Monty Python

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus was one of the most important and influential cultural phenomena of the 1970s. The British program was followed by albums, stage appearances, and several films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian,and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. In all, the comic troupe drew on a variety of cultural references that prominently figured in their sketches, and they tackled weighty matters that nonetheless amused their audiences.In Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition:Cultural Contexts in Monty Python, Tomasz Dobrogoszcz presents essays that explore the various touchstones in the television show and subsequent films. These essays look at a variety of themes prompted by the comic geniuses:Death The depiction of womenShakespearean influences British and American cultural representationsReactions from foreign viewers This volume offers a distinguished discussion of Monty Python’s oeuvre, exhibiting highly varied approaches from a number of perspectives, including gender studies, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies. Featuring a foreword by Python alum Terry Jones, Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition will appeal to anyone interested in cultural history and media studies, as well as the general fans of Monty Python who want to know more about the impact of this groundbreaking group.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-07-16
Mått160 x 237 x 17 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor168
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareJones,Terry
ISBN9781442237360

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AcknowledgementsBibliographical InformationForeword Terry Jones Part One: Monty Python’s Body and Death 1. “It’s a Mr. Death or something. He has come about the reaping. I don’t think we need any at the moment”: Death and the Denial of Death in the Works of Monty PythonKatarzyna Malecka2. The Body, Desire and the Abject: The Corpse and Cannibalism in Monty Python’s Flying Circus SketchesEdyta Lorek-Jezinska3. The Representation of Women in Monty Python’s The Meaning of LifeKatarzyna PoloczekPart Two: Monty Python, The Fool4. Monty Python and the Flying Feast of FoolsStephen Butler and Wojciech Klepuszewski 5. “How fortunate we are indeed to have such a poet on these shores”: Shakespeare, Monty Python and the Tradition of the Wise FoolMiguel Ángel González Campos 6. The Village Idiot and His Relation to the UnconsciousTomasz Dobrogoszcz Part Three: Monty Python Goes Abroad7. The British Look Abroad: Monty Python and the ForeignTomasz Dobrogoszcz 8. 20th Century Vole, Mr. Neutron, and Spam: Portrayals of American Culture in the Work of Monty PythonKevin F. Kern9. Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus: the Unique German Show Adam Sumera Part Four: Pythonian Aesthetics and Beyond10. Eric Idle and the CountercultureRichard Mills 11. Kitsch Britannia in Monty Python’s Flying Circus Justyna StepienList of Contributors Index About the ContributorsAbout the Editor