The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films by Gardner, Martin A.

The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786439423)

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The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films by Gardner, Martin A.

The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films

$29.95
The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films by Gardner, Martin A.

The Marx Brothers as Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films

$29.95
Format: Paperback
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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
ISBN-10: 0786439424
ISBN-13: 9780786439423
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
By Martin A. Gardner
By Martin A. Gardner
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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.

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