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Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping

Noël Carroll
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5525-0
Hardcover
188 pages
January 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton’s unique style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to The General
  • 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

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