Parody As Film Genre Never Give a Saga an Even Break

Name: Parody As Film Genre Never Give a Saga an Even Break
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ISBN: 9780313261862

ISBN-10: 0313261865

ISBN-13: 9780313261862

Edition: 1999

Authors: Wes D. Gehring

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Parody is the least appreciated of all film comedy genres and receives little serious attention, even among film fans. This study elevates parody to mainstream significance. A historical overview places the genre in context, and a number of basic parody components, which better define the genre and celebrate its value, are examined. Parody is differentiated from satire, and the two parody types, traditional and reaffirmation, are explained. Chapters study the most spoofed genre in American parody history, the Western; pantheon members of American Film Comedy such as The Marx Brothers, W. C. Fields, Mae West, and Laurel and Hardy; pivotal parody artists, Bob Hope and Woody Allen; Mel Brooks,…

Book details

List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 9/30/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.166



Illustrations


Foreword: Puncturing and Reaffirmation



Preface


Acknowledgments



Parody Overview



Everyone's Going West



The Pre-Brooks King of Parody: Bob Hope ... And Disciple Woody Allen



Mel Brooks



Two for the Road



Epilogue



Selected Filmography


Selected Bibliography


Index