{"product_id":"american-dark-comedy-beyond-satire-9780313261848","title":"American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire","description":"From Charlie Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Rush\u003c\/i\u003e to Quentin Tarantino's \u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatch-2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNatural Born Killers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wes Gehring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313261848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWES D. GEHRING is Professor of Film at Ball State University. He is author of ten previous books: \u003ci\u003eLeo McCarey and the Comic Antihero in American Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), \u003ci\u003eCharlie Chaplin: A Bio-Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eW. C. Fields: A Bio-Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eScrewball Comedy: A Genre of Madcap Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eThe Marx Brothers: A Bio-Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), Handbook of American Film Genres (1988), \u003ci\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: A Bio-Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eMr. B. or Comforting Thoughts About the Bison: A Critical Biography of Robert Benchley\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003ePopulism and the Capra Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), all by Greenwood Press, and \u003ci\u003eGroucho and W. C. Fields: Huckster Comedians\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). His poems and humor pieces have appeared in numerous publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40923159953523,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":179.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_df8c2c77-643d-448d-b44b-aa16ff151f06.jpg?v=1692106507","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/american-dark-comedy-beyond-satire-9780313261848","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}