Professor at large : the Cornell years

Summary: "Comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University, where he is currently professor-at-large. This book includes a selection of talks, essays, and lectures and provides a unique view of Cleese's endless pursuit of intellectual discovery across a range of topics"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781501716577
ISBN: 1501716573
Physical Description: print
xi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Stephen J. Ceci -- Hare brain, tortoise mind / John Cleese, April 4, 1999 -- Screenwriting seminar / John Cleese and Bill Goldman, October 14, 2000 -- Sermon at Sage Chapel / John Cleese, April 22, 2001 -- The human face / John Cleese and Stephen J. Ceci, April 28, 2001 -- What is religion? : musings on "Life of Brian" / John Cleese, October 22, 2004 -- Creativity, group dynamics, and celebrity / John Cleese and Beta Mannix, April 19, 2009 -- A conversation with John Cleese / John Cleese and Dean John Smith, September 11, 2017.

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Cleese, John
Cornell University Faculty
Cleese, John
Cornell University.
Comedians Great Britain Interviews
Motion picture actors and actresses Great Britain Interviews
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Entertainment & Performing Arts
HUMOR Form Essays
LITERARY COLLECTIONS Speeches
Comedians
Motion picture actors and actresses
Universities and colleges Faculty
Great Britain
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
HUMOR / Form / Essays
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches

Genre:

Interviews.

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