{"product_id":"the-hollywood-romantic-comedy-conventions-history-controversies-paperback-softback-9781405182652","title":"The Hollywood Romantic Comedy; Conventions, History, Controversies (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405182652","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Hollywood Romantic Comedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConventions, History, Controversies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeger Grindon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405182652, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 March 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.345 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grindon’s contribution to the romantic comedy film bibliography is a valuable addition to the limited number of similar scholarly endeavors, and it seems well-designed for classroom use—not just for teaching the particular films he discusses, but also for teaching methodology. The romantic comedy genre has rarely received the sort of academic recognition it deserves, but students, film scholars, romance scholars, and rom-com enthusiasts all over the world will find \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Romantic Comedy\u003c\/i\u003ea fine introduction to this culturally and politically significant  film genre.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Romance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The romantic comedy genre has rarely received the sort of academic recognition it deserves, but students, film scholars, romance scholars, and rom-com enthusiasts all over the world will find \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Romantic Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e a fine introduction to this culturally and politically significant  film genre.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Popular Romance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 15 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2011)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 History, Cycles, and Society 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Thinking Seriously About Laughter and Romance 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Trouble in Paradise (1932): What is the Trouble in Paradise? 84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 His Girl Friday (1940): Jailbreak! 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944): The Home Front Romantic Comedy 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Adam’s Rib (1949): Anatomy Lesson 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Some Like It Hot (1959): Riding Sidesaddle 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Graduate (1967): Counter-Conventions and Cultural Change 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Annie Hall (1977): The Trials of Partnership 150\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 When Harry Met Sally (1989): Friendship, Sex, and Courtship 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 There’s Something About Mary (1998): Parody and the Grotesque 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Waitress (2007): Women’s Ambivalence 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Chronology of Prominent Hollywood Romantic Comedies 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 201\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52512235520280,"sku":"9781405182652","price":25.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405182652.jpg?v=1786616598","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-hollywood-romantic-comedy-conventions-history-controversies-paperback-softback-9781405182652","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}