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Romantic comedy is an enduringly popular genre which has maintained its appeal by constantly evolving, from the screwball comedy to the recent emergence of the bromance. Romantic Comedy examines the history of the genre, considering the social and cultural context for key develo…
'Romantic Comedy' examines the history of the genre, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in new genre cycles.
Examines the history of the genre of romantic comedy, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in the genre cycles.
"In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece…
This volume addresses the growing obsolescence of traditional constructions of masculine identity in popular romantic comedies by proposing an approach that combines gender and genre theory to examine the ongoing radical reconstruction of gender roles in these films. Alberti cre…
This volume addresses the growing obsolescence of traditional constructions of masculine identity in popular romantic comedies by proposing an approach that combines gender and genre theory to examine the ongoing radical reconstruction of gender roles in these films. Alberti cre…
The 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.
The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the 21st century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films
The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the 21st century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.