02322nam 2200577 a 450 991046165060332120200520144314.01-283-16280-697866131628091-84150-522-6(CKB)2670000000093470(EBL)711691(OCoLC)729166882(SSID)ssj0000537552(PQKBManifestationID)12181049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537552(PQKBWorkID)10554234(PQKB)11732784(MiAaPQ)EBC711691(Au-PeEL)EBL711691(CaPaEBR)ebr10476296(CaONFJC)MIL316280(EXLCZ)99267000000009347020110621d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHistorical comedy on screen[electronic resource] subverting history with humour /edited by Hannu SalmiBristol [England] ;Chicago Intellect20111 online resource (210 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-367-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Comedians and comic representation -- pt. 2. No laughing matter.In 1893, Friedrich Engels branded history 'the cruelest goddess of all.' This sorrowful vision of the past is deeply rooted in the Western imagination, and history is thus presented as a joyless playground of inevitability rather than a droll world of possibilities. There are few places this is more evident than in historical cinema which tends to portray the past in a somber manner. Historical Comedy on Screen examines this tendency paying particular attention to the themes most difficult to laugh at and exploring the place where comical and historical storytelling intersect. The first scholarComedy filmsHistorical filmsElectronic books.Comedy films.Historical films.822.3Salmi Hannu455644MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461650603321Historical comedy on screen2131212UNINA