Slapstick modernism Chaplin to Kerouac to Iggy Pop / William Solomon.

Author/creator Solomon, William
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature)--United States. --History.
Literature, Experimental--United States. --History and criticism.
Silent films--United States. --History and criticism.
Motion pictures and literature--United States.

Contents Introduction: the origins of slapstick modernism -- 1920s. The work of art in the age of mechanical transportation -- The politics and poetics of attraction I: Dos Passos -- The politics and poetics of attraction II: Harold Lloyd's "thrill" films -- Becoming-child: Harry Langdon -- 1930s. The emergence of slapstick modernism -- Theoretical interlude: Benjamin and the question concerning second technology -- 1950s-1960s. The rise of slapstick modernism; or, the birth of the uncool.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Solomon, William, author. Slapstick modernism Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016 9780252040245
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016008362
ISBN9780252098468 (e-book)