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

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

Darl Larsen

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2020
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Cultura popular
ISBN:
9781538115961

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Darl Larson identifies and explains virtually every allusion and reference that appears in Monty Python’sThe Meaning of Life. 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.

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