And Now for Something Completely Different: Critical Approaches to Monty Python

by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

Book Overview

Examining Monty Python's enduring status as an unconventional, anti-authoritarian comedy touchstone, this book reappraises Python's comedy output from the perspective of its 50 years of cultural circulation. Reconsidering the group's originality, impact and durability, a range of international scholars explores Python's influences, production contexts, frequently controversial themes, and the cult status and forms of fandom associated with Python...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474475167
• ISBN13: 9781474475167
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"