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Charlie Chaplin's Modern times : the work of life in the age of mechanical reproducibility

Title
  1. Charlie Chaplin's Modern times : the work of life in the age of mechanical reproducibility / Carl Peters.
Published by
  1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
  2. ©2022
Author
  1. Peters, Carl Lynden, 1965-

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Description
  1. xvii, 113 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "This book looks at Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece, Modern Times (1936), through the lens of film aesthetics, structure, and post-modern perspective. The naïve Tramp character of Modern Times is often seen as the embodiment of a revolutionary reaction to his age. However, this study of the film shows that it is not only difficult but impossible to accept the long-established critical reception of Chaplin's film and its characters in our own "Post-modern Times." Drawing from extensive research and bringing post-modern context to the film through comparative analysis of Todd Phillips's Joker (2019), the book introduces how exhilarating a comprehensive study of film can be for engaged viewers. Illustrating that a detailed filmic reading of Modern Times can be a guide, or an extended case study, for analyzing culture, this book it will be of interest to students and teachers in film studies, literary studies and the visual arts"--
Subject
  1. Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 > Criticism and interpretation
  2. Little Tramp (Fictitious character)
  3. Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977
  4. Modern times (Motion picture)
  5. 1900-1999
  6. Work in motion pictures
  7. Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century
  8. Motion pictures
  9. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  2. History.
Contents
  1. Preface: The art of seeing -- Work -- Life -- A comedian sees the world -- Postscript: Meanwhile.
Call number
  1. MFLP (Modern times) 22-895
Note
  1. "Routledge Focus"--from cover.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [106]-109) and index.
Author
  1. Peters, Carl Lynden, 1965- author.
Title
  1. Charlie Chaplin's Modern times : the work of life in the age of mechanical reproducibility / Carl Peters.
Publisher
  1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Copyright date
  1. ©2022
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [106]-109) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Other form:
  1. Online version: Peters, Carl Lynden, 1965- Charlie Chaplin's Modern times Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780429323317 (DLC) 2021035263
LCCN
  1. 2021035262
ISBN
  1. 9780367339838 hardcover
  2. 0367339838 hardcover
  3. 9781032180267 paperback
  4. 1032180269 paperback
Research call number
  1. MFLP (Modern times) 22-895
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