Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

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Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

All the References from Americans to Zulu Nation

Films, cinema Reference works Popular culture

Author: Darl Larsen

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Language: English

Published by: Rowman & Littlefield

Published on: 29th June 2020

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 444 pages

ISBN: 9781538115978


Overview

This reference identifies and explains the cultural, historical, and topical allusions in the film Monty Python’s Meaning of Life, the Pythons’ third and final original feature as a complete group.

Content Coverage

In this resource, virtually every allusion and reference that appears in the film is identified and explained — from Britain’s waning Empire through the Winter of Discontent to Margaret Thatcher’s second-term mandate, from playing fields to battle fields, and from accountant pirates to sacred sperm.

Organization and Details

Organized chronologically by scene, the entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as well as the many social, cultural, and historical elements that populate this film, and the Pythons’ work in general.

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