Comedies of Nihilism: The Representation of Tragedy Onscreen by Amir Khan
English | 21 Dec. 2017 | ISBN: 3319598937 | 196 Pages | PDF | 3.58 MB
This book presents close-readings of seven post-millennial comedic films: Up in the Air, Tropic Thunder, JCVD, Winnebago Man, The Trotsky, Be Kind Rewind, and Hamlet 2. It is a sequel to Stanley Cavell’s 1981 landmark study of the comedic genre,