An edition of The Marx Brothers as social critics: satire and comic nihilism in their films
(2009)
The Marx Brothers as social critics
satire and comic nihilism in their films
by Martin A. Gardner
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"The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes. But beneath the laughs is a serious condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners, 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 today"--Provided by publisher.
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Marx Brothers As Social Critics: Satire and Comic Nihilism in Their Films
2009, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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The Marx Brothers as social critics: satire and comic nihilism in their films
2009, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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The Marx Brothers as social critics: satire and comic nihilism in their films
2009, McFarland & Co.
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The Marx Brothers as social critics: satire and comic nihilism in their films
2009, McFarland & Co.
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The Marx Brothers as social critics: satire and comic nihilism in their films
2009, McFarland & Co.
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Book Details
Table of Contents
An indifferent world
Triumphs, tryouts, and turkeys : the film career
The writers
You can get stucco
Is it swordfish?
The seven-cent nickel
A job in the mint
A standing army
Dear old ivy
A coed with two pair of pants
The whole wig
It's tough on my suspenders
Three hardboiled eggs
Ice water in 318
The main hungerdunger
Grand slam
A very strange interlude
A brace of woodpeckers
Upside down
Whim wham.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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