American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Foreword xi
• Preface xiii
• Notes xvii
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
• 1 - Historical Literary Overview 1
• Notes 14
• 2 - Selected American Dark Comedy Films and Themes 17
• Notes 50
• 3 - Dismantling Dictators: "Marxist" or Otherwise 53
• Notes 86
• 4 - Coming of Age. . .With a Vengeance 91
• Notes 130
• 5 - When Film Noir Becomes Dark Comedy 133

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Foreword xi
• Preface xiii
• Notes xvii
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
• 1 - Historical Literary Overview 1
• Notes 14
• 2 - Selected American Dark Comedy Films and Themes 17
• Notes 50
• 3 - Dismantling Dictators: "Marxist" or Otherwise 53
• Notes 86
• 4 - Coming of Age. . .With a Vengeance 91
• Notes 130
• 5 - When Film Noir Becomes Dark Comedy 133
• Notes 162
• 6 - Conclusions 165
• Notes 169
• Appendix: Selected Filmography 173
• Selected Bibliography 181
• Index 191