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Some have called the musical the most popular form of entertainment in the world. This book examines the subjects, themes and contemporary relevance of Hollywood musicals through their long popularity, placing each show in historical and political context and analysing each in d…
"Unique...thorough and well researched...comprehensive"--Film & History. This work examines the subjects, themes, and contemporary relevance of Hollywood musicals through their long popularity, placing each show in historical and political context and analyzing it in detail.
"This work examines the subjects, themes, and contemporary relevance of Hollywood musicals, analyzing each show in historical and political context." "Golddiggers of 1933 (1933) and Stand Up and Cheer (1934) deal with the economic crises of the Depression. Race issues surface in…
Though the phrase "Calvinist humor" may seem to be an oxymoron, Michael Dunne, in highly original and unfailingly interesting readings of major American fiction writers, uncovers and traces two recurrent strands of Calvinist humor descending from Puritan times far into the twent…