Theater & Cinema of Buster Keaton (Paper)

List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 3(154) The Lens of Classical Hollywood Cinema 4(6) The Lens of Vaudeville 10(5) The Lens of Surrealism 15(4) The Evolution of Keaton's Vaudeville 19(17) From Stag to Film: The Transformation of Keaton's Vaudeville 36(40) Keaton Re-Viewed: Beyond Keaton's Classicism 76(36) Keaton in Context: Keaton, Chaplin, and Lloyd 79(4) The Gag-Narrative Relationship in Keaton's Films 83(29) From Vaudeville to Surrealism 112(22) The Surrealists Claim Keaton 113(8) Keaton's Affinities with Surrealism 121(13) Beyond Surrealism: Keaton's Legacy 134(23) Gerald Potterton's The Railrodder 135(8) Samuel Beckett's Film 143(5) Afterlife: New Vaudeville, Jackie Chan, and Coming Attraction 148(9) Notes 157(22) Filmography 179(24) Biblography 203(10) Index 213