Hollywood romantic comedy: States of Union, 1934–1965Manchester University Press, 2013 M07 19 - 208 páginas This book explores the changing representation of the couple, focusing on themes of marriage, equality and desire. Kathrina Glitre moves beyond the usual screwball territory to consider cycles of production from 1934-65. The central concern with the representation of the couple is distinctive and includes discussion of three star couples: Myrna Loy and William Powell, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Glitre offers explanations of genre, as well as detailed analysis of screwball comedy, career woman comedy and sex comedy. Each cycle is placed into context to analyse cultural discourses around heterosexuality, gender, romance and love. This structure also enables a more sophisticated understanding of such conventions as masquerade, gender inversion and the happy ending. The book will appeal to university students and academics working on genre, gender, culture and representation, and anyone with a keen interest in Hollywood romantic comedy. |
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... conventional feminine potential as supportive wife . Both Irene and Godfrey express their desire to get married . The ship's Captain ( Fred Essler ) is under the impression that Irene is pregnant , but he cannot marry them until they ...
... conventional feminine potential as supportive wife . Both Irene and Godfrey express their desire to get married . The ship's Captain ( Fred Essler ) is under the impression that Irene is pregnant , but he cannot marry them until they ...
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... conventional arguments about classical narrat- ive and resolution . The choices open to the couple are certainly constrained by the dominant ideology of heterosexual monogamy , but constraint is not equivalent to affirmation , and ...
... conventional arguments about classical narrat- ive and resolution . The choices open to the couple are certainly constrained by the dominant ideology of heterosexual monogamy , but constraint is not equivalent to affirmation , and ...
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... conventionally female role as wife . Of the three cycles , the career woman comedy offers the most conservative resolution , but it often seems forced and unconvincing- exposing the cultural and ideological imperatives underpinning the ...
... conventionally female role as wife . Of the three cycles , the career woman comedy offers the most conservative resolution , but it often seems forced and unconvincing- exposing the cultural and ideological imperatives underpinning the ...
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... conventional binary structure , which would assume the woman represents the inferior , wrong position , to be corrected by the superior Mr Right . How- ever , in practice , the dual - focus narrative usually involves a process of compro ...
... conventional binary structure , which would assume the woman represents the inferior , wrong position , to be corrected by the superior Mr Right . How- ever , in practice , the dual - focus narrative usually involves a process of compro ...
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... conventional hierarchies are temporarily suspended . Mistaken identity and inversion function as generic tropes , working at a secondary symbolic ( and ideological ) level in addition to their literal meaning . Other tropes include ...
... conventional hierarchies are temporarily suspended . Mistaken identity and inversion function as generic tropes , working at a secondary symbolic ( and ideological ) level in addition to their literal meaning . Other tropes include ...
Contenido
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Myrna Loy and William Powell | 65 |
Equality | 89 |
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy | 112 |
Desire | 135 |
There must be a boy Doris Day and Rock Hudson | 159 |
the extraordinary couple | 181 |
References | 188 |
Index | 196 |
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Hollywood Romantic Comedy: States of the Union, 1934-1965 Kathrina Glitre Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
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