Buster Keaton in His Own Time

What the Responses of 1920s Critics Reveal

Wes D. Gehring

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McFarland & Co Inc
30 April 2018

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Film, TV & Radio; Film theory & criticism; Film & movie: styles & genres

Buster Keaton ""can impress a weary world with the vitally important fact that life, after all, is a foolishly inconsequential affair,"" wrote critic Robert Sherwood in 1918. A century later Keaton, with his darkly comic ""theater of the absurd,"" speaks to audiences like no other silent comedian. If you thought you knew Keaton--think again!

By: Wes D. Gehring
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9781476666808
ISBN 10: 1476666806
Pages: 177
Publication Date: 30 April 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Wes D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which he also writes the column Reel World. He is the author of 36 film-related books, including award-winning biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin.