The comedy of philosophy : sense and nonsense in early cinematic slapstick / Lisa Trahair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trahair, Lisa, 1962-

Series:

SUNY series, insinuations.

SUNY series, insinuations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedy films--History and criticism.

Comedy films.

Motion pictures--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Melds philosophical analysis with early cinematic history to develop a fresh theory of the notion of comedy.

Contents:

Intro

The Comedy of Philosophy

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Philosophy of Laughter: Bataille, Hegel, and Derrida

2. Restricted and General Economy: Narrative, Gag, and Slapstick in One Week

3. The Machine of Comedy: Gunning, Deleuze, and Buster Keaton

4. Fool's Gold: Metamorphoses in Sherlock Jr.

5. Jokes and Their Relation to . . .

6. The Comic: Degradation and Refinement in 1920s' Cinematic Slapstick

7. From Words to Images (Gagging)

8. Figural Vision: Freud, Lyotard, and City Lights

9. Preposterous Figurality: Comic Cinema and Bad Metaphor

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.

ISBN:

9780791479322

0791479323

9781435626928

1435626923

OCLC:

191684936