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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kathrina Glitre , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9780719070792ISBN 10: 0719070791 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 30 July 2006 Audience: General/trade , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Hollywood romantic comedy 1. Genre, cycles and critical traditions Part II: Marriage 2. The same, but different: Marriage, remarriage and screwball comedy 3. Making marriage fun: Myrna Loy and William Powell Part III: Equality 4. A little difference: Equality and the career woman comedy 5. Economy and excess: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Part IV: Desire 6. Possess me: Consuming desires in the sex comedy 7. There must be a boy! Doris Day and Rock Hudson Conclusion: The extraordinary couple Appendix: The cycles -- .Reviews'I feel that from the opening pages I am in the presence of an author who knows with absolute confidence what she is doing and that she has all the necessary skills to carry her project through. Kathrina Glitre's book on the heyday of Hollywood romantic comedy seems to me destined to become a classic of its kind.' Brian McFarlane, Editor of the Encyclopedia of British Cinema Author InformationKathrina Glitre is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of the West of England -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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