Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping

No?l Carroll

Wiley, Apr 15, 2008 - Philosophy - 192 pages

In Comedy Incarnate, Noël Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton’s unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton’s films.

• Bold and provocative thesis written by one of America’s foremost film theorists
• Takes a unique look at the philosophies behind Keaton’s style
• Weighs visual elements over narrative form in the analysis of the Keaton’s work
• Provides a fresh vantage point for analysis of film and comedy itself

About the author

Noel Carroll is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His recent books include The Philosophy of Motion Pictures (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008) and On Criticism (2008). He is co-editor, with Jinhee Choi, of Philosophy of Film and Motion Pictures (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Comedy Incarnate: Buster Keaton, Physical Humor, and Bodily Coping
• Author: No?l Carroll
• Publisher: Wiley, 2008
• ISBN: 140517188X, 9781405171885
• Length: 192 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / Aesthetics