Description
The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes, gags, puns, pratfalls, and mimicry. But beneath the laughs is a serious and biting condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners and customs, literary subjects, and popular entertainment as satirized in the films and considers the ways in which the films were relevant in their era and remain so today.
Author: Martin A. Gardner
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780786439423
ISBN10: 0786439424
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Author: Martin A. Gardner
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780786439423
ISBN10: 0786439424
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
About the Author
Martin A. Gardner has worked in advertising and as a writer for The Village Voice, House Beautiful, and Art Business News, among other periodicals. He lives in New York.