Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film

Peter Verstraten

book: Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2016

Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film

Peter Verstraten

In the series Framing Film

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048528370

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About this book

Using seminal theories on humour and comedy, this book explores a number of Dutch films using the notion of categories, such as low-class comedies, neurotic romances, deliberate camp, and grotesque satire.

Author / Editor information

Verstraten Peter :

Peter Verstraten is Assistant Professor of Film and Literary Studies at Leiden University. His publications include Film Narratology (2009) and Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film (2016). Together with directors of photography Richard van Oosterhout and Maarten van Rossem, he co-edited Shooting Time (2012), a volume on cinematography. He is a regular contributor to Senses of Cinema.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface Open Access Download PDF	9
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	13
1. Low-Class Comedies Open Access Download PDF	45
2. Multicultural Comedies Open Access Download PDF	83
3. From ‘Kind-hearted’ Comedies to Neurotic Romances Open Access Download PDF	113
4. Deliberate Camp Open Access Download PDF	151
5. Humour as an Aftermath Effect Open Access Download PDF	177
6. Homosocial Jokes Open Access Download PDF	201
7. From Ludic Humour to Cosmic Irony Open Access Download PDF	229
8. From Insubordinate Playfulness to Subversive Irony Open Access Download PDF	261
9. From Grotesque Caricature to Grotesque Satire Open Access Download PDF	293
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	327
Notes Open Access Download PDF	333
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	367
Filmography Open Access Download PDF	377
Photo Credits Open Access Download PDF	389
Index of Concepts Open Access Download PDF	393
Index of Titles Open Access Download PDF	397
Index of Names Open Access Download PDF	405

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 426
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 29
- Coloured Illustrations: 29
- Other: 8 color plates, 8 halftones
Keywords: Dutch cinema - postwar fiction films - humour - irony - grotesque

eBook

Published: January 22, 2016
ISBN: 9789048528370