Comedy Incarnate
Subtitle: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor and Bodily Coping
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: January 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781405155250
Subjects: Humour; Philosophy; History & Surveys - General; Film & Video - General; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; General (Motion picture : 1927); Keaton, Buster,; Comedy; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; KEATON, BUSTER, 1895-1966; MOTION PICTURES; Criticism and interpretation; Logic; 1895-1966
Description: "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."--Publisher's website.