{"product_id":"american-dark-comedy-beyond-satire-hardcover","title":"American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWes Gehring\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694934782259,"sku":"9780313261848","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YXdwYUNaNVhGSWs3NkpDY2VTeFZkQT09.webp?v=1763078255","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/american-dark-comedy-beyond-satire-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}