Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema Sidesplitting SLaughter |
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| Editor:
| Dowell, John A.
Miller, Cynthia J. |
| Contribution by:
| Dowell, John A.
Miller, Cynthia J.
Betka, Ben
Britt, Thomas
Ellis, Iain J. W.
Fink, Moritz
Larabee, Ann
Misch, David
Quiterio, William
Tresca, Don
Urish, Ben
Yeo, Colin |
| Foreword by:
| Merryman, Molly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-6499-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $212.00 |
Book Description:
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Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema explores the moment in audience reception where screams and laughter collide. Essays examinine the aesthetics and mechanics of the sLaughter moment, the impact of its frission of humor and horror on the viewer, and sLaughter's implications for the human condition more generally.
Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema explores the moment in audience reception where screams and laughter collide. Essays examinine the aesthetics and mechanics of the sLaughter moment, the impact of its frission of humor and horror on the viewer, and sLaughter's implications for the human condition more generally.