Homo Ludens as a comic character in selected American films. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Artur Skweres.
• Authors: Skweres, Artur
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; 1 Comic Character as Homo Ludens; 1.1 Playfulness in American Humor; 1.2 Comedian Comedy; 1.3 Reading Film Comedy as a Game; 1.3.1 Huizinga's Theory of Play; 1.3.2 The Characteristic of Games and Playful Behavior According to Roger Caillois; 1.3.3 The Need for the New Categories of Pragma and Óneiros; References; 2 Agon in Groundhog Day and Feds; 2.1 Theoretical Introduction; 2.2 The Personal Triumph in Groundhog Day; 2.2.1 Phil, the Homo Ludens; 2.2.2 Analyzing Groundhog Day as a Game; 2.2.3 Triumphing Over the Man in Feds; References. 3 Alea in Spies Like Us, Bowfinger, Taking Care of Business, and Brewster's Millions3.1 The Adventures of Spies Like Us; 3.2 Bowfinger's Gambit; 3.3 Taking Care of (Somebody Else's) Business; 3.4 Brewster's Millions: Anything for Love & of Money; References; 4 Mimicry in ¡Three Amigos!, Austin Powers, and HouseSitter; 4.1 Mimicking the ¡Three Amigos!; 4.2 The Private, Oneiric Worlds of Austin Powers and Dr. Evil; 4.2.1 Repetition in Service of the Game; 4.3 Invading Someone Else's Dreams in HouseSitter; References; 5 Ilinx in Rush Hour and Showtime. 5.1 Rush Hour-Ilinx in Service of Fighting Crime5.2 Chan's Ilinx; 5.3 Carter's Ilinx; 5.4 Showtime and the Hypnotic Appeal of the Camera; References; 6 Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (111 pages)
• Subjects: 791.43617; Education; Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism; Comedy films -- History and criticism; Comedy films; Motion pictures -- United States -- History and criticism; Homo ludens; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference; Comedy films; Motion pictures; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General; Films, cinema; Education -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Arts & Humanities; Teaching of a specific subject; United States; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319479675; 3319479679
• Related ISBNs: 9783319479675; 3319479679; 3319479660; 9783319479668
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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