Abstract
This essay develops a reading of the Marx Brothers’ fi lms following Lacan’s discussion of Harpo Marx in his Seminar VII. Analyzing Harpo’s role as an object-machine of enjoyment, it connects his status, as well as the larger realm of the brothers’ humor, to Lacan’s perverse and perverting analytic discourse.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 98-116 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Cinema Journal |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |