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Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Verstraten, Peter (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2016.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Wit and humor in motion pictures. Motion pictures. ART > General. PERFORMING ARTS > Reference. The arts. Films, cinema. Film, TV and radio. Film theory and criticism. Humour au cinema. Motion pictures > Netherlands > History > 20th century. Netherlands. Bibel > Philemonbrief History. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Preface; Introduction; 1. Low-Class Comedies; 2. Multicultural Comedies; 3. From 'Kind-hearted' Comedies to Neurotic Romances; 4. Deliberate Camp; 5. Humour as an Aftermath Effect; 6. Homosocial Jokes; 7. From Ludic Humour to Cosmic Irony; 8. From Insubordinate Playfulness to Subversive Irony; 9. From Grotesque Caricature to Grotesque Satire; Conclusion.