Parody as film genre
Gehring, Wes D.
Parody as film genre "never give a saga an even break" / [electronic resource] : Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by Scott R. Olson. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xxii, 223 pages) : illustrations. - Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 69 0198-9871 ; . - Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 69. .
Filmography: pages 201-208. Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
Illustrations; Foreword: Puncturing and Reaffirmation; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Parody Overview; 2 Everyone's Going West; 3 The Pre-Brooks King of Parody: Bob Hope ... And Disciple Woody Allen; 4 Mel Brooks; 5 Two for the Road; 6 Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Filmography; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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An overview of the place of parody in film history. It defines the genre, differentiating it from satire, and demonstrates how a well-executed spoof provides an educational blueprint of its target genre. Films discussed include "Destry Rides Again" (1939) and "Scream" (1996).
Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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031300353X 9780313003530 9780313261862 0313261865
Greenwood eBooks http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp
Parody films--History and criticism.
Parody in motion pictures.
Comedy films--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--Reference.
Parody films.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN1995.9.C55 / G426 1999eb
791.43/617
Parody as film genre "never give a saga an even break" / [electronic resource] : Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by Scott R. Olson. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. - 1 online resource (xxii, 223 pages) : illustrations. - Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 69 0198-9871 ; . - Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 69. .
Filmography: pages 201-208. Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
Illustrations; Foreword: Puncturing and Reaffirmation; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Parody Overview; 2 Everyone's Going West; 3 The Pre-Brooks King of Parody: Bob Hope ... And Disciple Woody Allen; 4 Mel Brooks; 5 Two for the Road; 6 Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Filmography; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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An overview of the place of parody in film history. It defines the genre, differentiating it from satire, and demonstrates how a well-executed spoof provides an educational blueprint of its target genre. Films discussed include "Destry Rides Again" (1939) and "Scream" (1996).
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
031300353X 9780313003530 9780313261862 0313261865
Greenwood eBooks http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp
Parody films--History and criticism.
Parody in motion pictures.
Comedy films--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--Reference.
Parody films.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PN1995.9.C55 / G426 1999eb
791.43/617
