Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity

by Scott Balcerzak

Book Overview

Analyzes the complicated gender histories of male comedians of the early Classic Hollywood era.

Film scholars and fans have used distinctive terms to describe the Classic Hollywood comedian: He is a "trickster," a "rebel," or a "buffoon." Yet the performer is almost always described as a "he." In Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity, Scott Balcerzak reads the performances of notable comedians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814339654
• ISBN13: 9780814339657
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"