Devastation and laughter : satire, power, and culture in the early Soviet state, 1920s-1930s / Annie...
Devastation and laughter : satire, power, and culture in the early Soviet state, 1920s-1930s / Annie...
Devastation and laughter : satire, power, and culture in the early Soviet state, 1920s-1930s / Annie Gérin.
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Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2019/0261
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Anatoly Lunacharsky and the power of laughter -- Soviet satirical print culture, a serious affair -- Laughter in the ring, in the street and on stage : the emergence of a "satirical scene" -- Laughter on the silver screen : from satire to optimistic comedy -- The strategies and targets of satire --...
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Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Ontario
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"In Devastation and Laughter, Annie Gérin explores the use of satire in the visual arts, the circus, theatre, and cinema under Lenin and Stalin. Gérin traces the rise and decline of the genre and argues that the use of satire in official Soviet art and propaganda was neither marginal nor un-theorized. The author sheds light on the theoretical tex...
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Devastation and laughter : satire, power, and culture in the early Soviet state, 1920s-1930s / Annie Gérin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2019/0261
Record Identifier
74VKV03xLQpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV03xLQpb
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ISBN
1487502435
9781487502430
DDC
700.947
MMS ID
991024225299502626
