The Theater and Cinema of Buster Keaton / / Robert Knopf.

Famous for their stunts, gags, and images, Buster Keaton's silent films have enticed everyone from Hollywood movie fans to the surrealists, such as Dalí and Buñuel. Here Robert Knopf offers an unprecedented look at the wide-ranging appeal of Keaton's genius, considering his vaudeville root...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©1999
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Evolution of Keaton's Vaudeville
  • 2. From Stage to Film: The Transformation of Keaton's Vaudeville
  • 3. Keaton Re-Viewed: Beyond Keaton's Classicism
  • 4. From Vaudeville to Surrealism
  • 5. Beyond Surrealism: Keaton's Legacy
  • Notes
  • Filmography
  • Bibliography
  • Index