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Homo Ludens as a Comic Character in Selected American Films

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97 Seiten
Englisch
Springererschienen am01.11.20161st ed. 2017
This book reveals the hitherto critically disregarded ludic elements in popular American comedy films, building on and expanding the theories developed by Johan Huizinga in his classic study Homo Ludens (1938) and Roger Caillois in Les jeux et les hommes (1958).mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThis book reveals the hitherto critically disregarded ludic elements in popular American comedy films, building on and expanding the theories developed by Johan Huizinga in his classic study Homo Ludens (1938) and Roger Caillois in Les jeux et les hommes (1958).
Zusammenfassung
Reveals the hitherto critically disregarded ludic elements in popular American comedy films

Focuses exclusively on the elements typical of play that can be found in movies

Represents an important addition to film studies

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-3-319-47966-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2016
Erscheinungsdatum01.11.2016
Auflage1st ed. 2017
ReiheIssues in Literature and Culture
Seiten97 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht328 g
IllustrationenXVIII, 97 p. 20 illus.
Artikel-Nr.40125809

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Comic Character as Homo Ludens.- Agon in Groundhog Day and Feds.- Alea in Spies Like Us, Bowfinger, Taking Care of Business, and Brewster´s Millions.- Mimicry in ¡Three Amigos!, Austin Powers, and HouseSitter.- Ilinx in Rush Hour and Showtime.- Conclusion.mehr

Autor

Artur Skweres, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the English Department of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. His academic interests include American culture (especially literature and film), as well as theories of comedy and humor. In 2012 he published his first book entitled Searching for Truth and Freedom: Philip K. Dick's Works in Light of Alexis de Tocqueville's Thought.