Alan Bilton, Silent Film Comedy and American Culture.
Alan Bilton’s recent book Silent Film Comedy and American Culture examines how film comedy emerged at a time of social and moral transition in the United States, and established itself both as escapist entertainment but also as an expression of the American collective unconscious. Bilton analyses t...
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European journal of American studies
2022
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| Yhteenveto: | Alan Bilton’s recent book Silent Film Comedy and American Culture examines how film comedy emerged at a time of social and moral transition in the United States, and established itself both as escapist entertainment but also as an expression of the American collective unconscious. Bilton analyses the work of several important comedians of the silent era, relating their biographies and work to the American culture of the period. In this way he weaves a narrative of the times, the myths, the n... |
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