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02720aam a2200421 i 4500 001 9B5F46D8AB7211E4A1AC46C0DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150203010132 008 140805s2014 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014030832 020 $a 0786474653 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786474653 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)869265526 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d UKMGB $d TLE $d YUS $d ZWZ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN2287.C5 $b G375 2014 082 00 $a 791.4302/8092 $2 23 100 1 $a Gehring, Wes D. 245 10 $a Chaplin's war trilogy : $b an evolving lens in three dark comedies, 1918-1947 / $c Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by Conrad Lane. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a vii, 232 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index. 520 $a "The book examines Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films, Shoulder Arms (1918), The Great Dictator(1940), and Monsieur Verdoux (1947). In the first he uses the genre in a groundbreaking manner but yet for a pro-war cause. In Dictator dark comedy is applied in an antiwar way"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Chaplin and the basic parameters of dark comedy -- Chaplin's life and career to 1918 -- The war bond rallies of 1918: a neglected patriot -- Shoulder arms and war as a film topic in 1918 -- Moving to the post-war 1920s -- The 1930s and gathering war clouds -- Napoleon, Hitler and the great dictator -- After The great dictator; before Monsieur Verdoux -- Monsieur Verdoux, without his "talisman" Charlie -- Monsieur Verdoux to limelight: from "The little tramp" to "The little red" -- Two bitter kings, dark comedy reality, and a lesson from Monsieur Verdoux -- Coming full circle: Chaplin's last years, an unrealized darkly comic project, and a final macabre twist -- Epilogue -- Filmography. 600 10 $a Chaplin, Charlie, $d 1889-1977 $x Criticism and interpretation. 630 00 $a Shoulder arms (Motion picture) 630 00 $a Great dictator (Motion picture) 630 00 $a Monsieur Verdoux (Motion picture) 650 0 $a War films $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Comedy films $z United States $x History and criticism. 600 17 $a Chaplin, Charles $d (1889-1977). $2 ram 630 47 $a The great dictator $g film. $2 ram 630 07 $a Monsieur Verdoux $g film. $2 ram 630 07 $a Shoulder arms $g film. $2 ram 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171221022032.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20160331011043.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B5F46D8AB7211E4A1AC46C0DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search