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Comedy Incarnate

"Comedy Incarnate" explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to "The General". Keaton's precise body comedy, coupled with his unconventional directorial decisions, suggests a new way of analyzing the film in terms of its visual elements as opposed to its narrative. Written by one of America's foremost film theorists, this in-depth examination of the comedy of the steam, steel and railroad era will provide a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself.

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  • ""Comedy Incarnate" explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to "The General". Keaton's precise body comedy, coupled with his unconventional directorial decisions, suggests a new way of analyzing the film in terms of its visual elements as opposed to its narrative. Written by one of America's foremost film theorists, this in-depth examination of the comedy of the steam, steel and railroad era will provide a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself."@en
  • ""In Comedy Incarnate, Noel Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton's unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton's films. Bold and provocative thesis written by one of America's foremost film theorists Takes a unique look at the philosophies behind Keaton's style Weighs visual elements over narrative form in the analysis of the Keaton's work Provides a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself."--Publisher's website."
  • "In Comedy Incarnate, Noël Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton's unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton's films. Bold and provocative thesis written by one of America's foremost film theorists. Takes a unique look at the philosophies behind Keaton's style. Weighs visual elements over narrative form in the analysis of the Keaton's work. Provides a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself."@en

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  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Comedy Incarnate"@en
  • "Comedy incarnate : Buster Keaton, physical humour and bodily coping"
  • "Comedy Incarnate Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping"
  • "Comedy incarnate : Buster Keaton, physical humor, and bodily coping"
  • "Comedy incarnate Buster Keaton, physical humor, and bodily coping"
  • "Comedy incarnate Buster Keaton, physical humor, and bodily coping"@en
  • "Comedy incarnate Buster Keaton, physical humour and bodily coping"@en

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