Research Catalog

Title

And now for something completely different : critical approaches to Monty Python / edited by Kate Egan and Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock.

Publication

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]

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Additional Authors

• Egan, Kate
• Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew

Description

xii, 243 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Examining Monty Python's enduring status as an unconventional, anti-authoritarian comedy touchstone, this book reappraises Python's comedy output from the perspective of its 50 years of cultural circulation. Reconsidering the group's originality, impact and durability, a range of international scholars explores Python's influences, production contexts, frequently controversial themes, and the cult status and forms of fandom associated with Python in the present day. From television sketches, including The Funniest Joke in the World, Hell's Grannies, Dead Parrot and Confuse-a-Cat, to the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, to songs from the albums and live shows, this book is a ground-breaking critical analysis of the Monty Python phenomenon.

Subject

• Monty Python (Comedy troupe)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE SITUATING PYTHON -- 1. Six Comics In Search Of A ...: Monty Python And Absurdist/Surrealist Theatre / Rick Hudson -- 2. Ǹone Shall Pass' And T̀he Skull Beneath The Skin': Monty Python, The British Class System And Death / Gina Wisker -- 3. Der Ver Zwei Peanuts: Depictions Of A Distant War In Monty Python's Flying Circus / Anna Martonfi -- pt. TWO PYTHON'S PRACTICES, FORMS AND MEDIUMS -- 4. The Royal Philharmonic Goes To The Bathroom: The Music Of Monty Python / James Leggott -- 5. The Disruptive Metamorphoses Of An Impish God: Gilliam's Satiric Animation / Paul Wells -- 6. Figures Traced In Shite: The Scribe, The Illuminator And Monty Python's Holy Grail / Ewan Wilson -- pt. THREE CONTEXTS AND REPRESENTATIONS -- 7. Grannies From Hell, Daring Bicycle Repairmen, Upper-Class Twits And M̀ake Tea Not Love': Monty Python's Flying Circus And 1960S British (Popular) Culture / Caroline Langhorst -- 8. The Parrot, The Albatross And The Cat: Animals And Comedy In Monty Python / Brett Mills -- 9. P̀olitical Correctness', Reversal And Incongruity: Dynamics Of Humour In Life Of Brian / Kathleen J. Cassity -- pt. FOUR CULT, FANDOM AND PYTHON -- 10. Philosophy, Absurdity, Waste And The Meaning Of Life: A Cult Film, Of Sorts / Ernest Mathijs -- 11. In Praise Of Silliness: The Cult Of Python / Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock -- 12. Memories Of Connecting: Fathers, Daughters And Intergenerational Monty Python Fandom / Kate Egan.

Call Number

MWGV (Breat Britain) 21-2017

ISBN

• 1474475159
• 9781474475150

OCLC

1136959939

Title

And now for something completely different : critical approaches to Monty Python / edited by Kate Egan and Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock.

Publisher

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

ED: NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY.

Added Author

Egan, Kate, editor.

Weinstock, Jeffrey Andrew, editor.

Research Call Number

MWGV (Breat Britain) 21-2017