Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich - Couverture souple

Grange, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761833811 ISBN 13 : 9780761833819

Editeur : University Press Of America, 2005

Synopsis

When the National Socialist German Workers' party (Nazis) assumed power they vowed to cleanse the German theater of all things "un-German," which ostensibly included comedy. During the Third Reich nearly all German theaters, supported by enormous state funding, presented thousands of comedy productions. Perhaps it was a propaganda tool, however only a tiny fraction of these productions were outright propagandist efforts. French playwright and filmmaker, Marcel Pagnol described laughter as a "song of triumph. . .[that] expresses the laugher's sudden discovery of his own momentary superiority over the person at whom he is laughing. That explains burst of laughter in all times in all countries." Hitler and his followers gladly embraced this triumphal expression. Yet, what did this laughter mean to the Nazi agenda and in what ways did it undermine its goals? Hitler Laughing offers insight into the world of comedy during the Third Reich and its role in the Nazi cultural agenda.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Grange is Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska, USA. He is the author of several books and dozens of essays, book chapters, journal articles, reviews, and encyclopedia entries. His teaching and research awards include a Guest Professorship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, the Distinguished Chair in Humanities at the University of Vienna, and a Fulbright Professorship at the University of Cologne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press Of America
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761833811
• ISBN 13: 9780761833819
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
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• Personne responsable: non disponible