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001 2009012371
003 DLC
005 20090406103933.0
008 090403s2009 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009012371
020 $a9780786442645 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1995.9.C55$bL24 2009
082 00 $a791.43/6170973$222
100 1 $aLaham, Nicholas.
245 10 $aCurrents of comedy on the American screen :$bhow film and television deliver different laughs for changing times /$cNicholas Laham.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2009.
263 $a0905
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"This book analyzes the evolution of comedy, defining five distinct periods and discussing the dominant comedic trends of each: screwball comedies, offering distraction from the Great Depression; suspense comedy, reflecting America's darker worldview during World War II; 1950s battle-of-the-sexes comedy; the shift from the physical, exaggerated comedy of 1950s to more realistic plotlines"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aLaughing during troubled times: the art of screwball comedy -- Film comedy highlights the dark side of American life -- Film and television comedy takes a feminist perspective on American life -- The ultimate reality-based television -- Sitcom? The Dick Van Dyke Show revisited -- The resurrection of suspense comedy since the 1980s.
650 0 $aComedy films$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aTelevision comedies$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.