High Anxiety: Catastrophe, Scandal, Age, and Comedy

by Patricia Mellencamp

Book Overview

" . . . acute look at the state of contemporary culture . . . A humorous . . . book, it yields rewarding advice for our perception of reality and fiction." --Back Stage / Shoot

"Mellencamp's ease of movement between the conceptual and the commonplace is the great strength of this work. . . . High Anxiety is an invaluable contribution to the cultural studies debate . . . " --Art + Text

Written with wit and flair, High Anxiety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253207355
• ISBN13: 9780253207357
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"