Subversive Laughter: The Liberating Power of Comedy

By Ron Jenkins

Book Overview

From Charlie Chaplin's parody of the great dictator to Richard Pryor's demysticism of racism, the funniest, noblest comedy has always been rooted in hostility to oppression. Now Ron Jenkins shows how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029164052
• ISBN13: 9780029164051
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"