Comic Venus: Women and Comedy in American Silent Film - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kristen Anderson WagnerSeries:Contemporary Approaches to Film and MediaPublish date:3/1/2018Pages:270
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814341025ISBN-10:814341020UPC:9780814341025Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Comedy, Women's StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCDGT15EYM
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 glance. But what about the female comedians? Gale Henry, Louise Fazenda, Colleen Moore, Constance Talmadge-these and numerous...
Series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wayne State University PressISBN-13:9780814341025ISBN-10:814341020UPC:9780814341025Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Comedy, Women's StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCDGT15EYM
Kristen Anderson Wagner has written extensively on silent comedy. She teaches film studies in Northern California.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
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