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OverviewDespite its unabated popularity with audiences, slapstick has received rather little scholarly attention, mostly by scholars concentrating on the US theater and cinema traditions. Nonetheless, as a form of physical humor slapstick has a long history across various areas of cultural production. This volume approaches slapstick both as a genre of situational physical comedy and as a mode of communicating an affective situation captured in various cultural products. Contributors to the volume examine cinematic, literary, dramatic, musical, and photographic texts and performances. From medieval chivalric romance and nineteenth-century theater to contemporary photography, the contributors study treatments of slapstick across media, periods and geographic locations. The aim of a study of such wide scope is to demonstrate how slapstick emerged from a variety of complex interactions among different traditions and by extension, to illustrate that slapstick can be highly productive for interdisciplinary research. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ervin Malakaj , Alena E. LyonsPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Weight: 0.745kg ISBN: 9783110570793ISBN 10: 3110570793 Pages: 423 Publication Date: 25 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAlena E. Lyons, Eberhard Karl University, Tübingen, Germany; Ervin Malakaj, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC/Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |