Comic Venus : Women and Comedy in American Silent Film /

"For many people the term 'silent comedy' conjures up images of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp, Buster Keaton's Stoneface, or Harold Lloyd hanging precariously from the side of a skyscraper. Even people who have never seen a silent film can recognize these comedians at a gla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wagner, Kristen Anderson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Stummfilm
Komödiantin
Filmkomödie
Women comedians.
Silent films.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Comedy films.
Femmes comiques > États-Unis.
Films muets > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Films comiques > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States.
Women comedians > United States.
Silent films > United States > History and criticism.
Comedy films > United States > History and criticism.
USA
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"For many people the term 'silent comedy' conjures up images of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp, Buster Keaton's Stoneface, or Harold Lloyd hanging precariously from the side of a skyscraper. Even people who have never seen a silent film can recognize these comedians at a glance. But what about the female comedians? Gale Henry, Louise Fazenda, Colleen Moore, Constance Talmadge-these and numerous others were wildly popular during the silent film era, appearing in countless motion pictures and earning top salaries, and yet, their names have been almost entirely forgotten. As a consequence, recovering their history is all the more compelling given that they laid the foundation for generations of funny women, from Lucille Ball to Carol Burnett to Tina Fey. These women constitute an essential and neglected sector of film history, reflecting a turning point in women's social and political history. Their talent and brave spirit continues to be felt today, and Comic Venus: Women and Comedy in American Silent Film seeks to provide a better understanding of women's experiences in the early twentieth century, and to better understand and appreciate the unruly and boundary-breaking women who have followed. "--Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9780814341032

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