The Last Laugh: Strange Humors of Cinema

Book Overview

Fascinating explorations of dark, strange, unpredictable, and non-comedic laughter.

For critics, fans, and scholars of drama and film, the laugh has traditionally been tied to comedy, indicating and expressing mirth, witty relief, joyous celebration, or arch and sarcastic parody. But strange, dark laughter that illuminates non-comedic, unfunny situations gets much less attention. In The Last Laugh: Strange Humors of Cinema, ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814335136
• ISBN13: 9780814335130
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"