1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465674103321

Autore

Glitre Kathrina

Titolo

Hollywood romantic comedy [[electronic resource] ] : states of the union, 1934-65 / / Kathrina Glitre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-84779-622-2

1-78170-099-0

1-84779-170-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

791.43617

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - California - Hollywood (Los Angeles)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Hollywood romantic comedy -- pt. II. Marriage -- pt. III. Equality -- pt. IV. Desire.

Sommario/riassunto

This work explores the changing representation of the couple in romantic comedy, focusing on the key themes of marriage, equality and desire. It considers the three cycles of production: screwball comedy in the thirties; career woman comedy in the forties; and sex comedy in the fifties. This work analyses shifting discourses around heterosexuality, gender, romance and love; includes detailed discussion of Myrna Loy and William Powell, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and Doris Day and Rock Hudson; and, enables a more sophisticated understanding of the functions of such generic conventions



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459011003321

Autore

Coulombe Joseph L. <1966-, >

Titolo

Reading Native American literature / / Joseph L. Coulombe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-04124-3

9786613041241

1-136-83959-3

0-203-83290-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/897

Soggetti

American literature - Indian authors - History and criticism

Indians of North America - Intellectual life

Indians in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Native American literary outreach and the non-native reader -- Following the tracks : history and context of native writing -- Nothing but words : from confrontation to connection in N. Scott Momaday's House made of dawn -- Revitalizing the original clan : participant readers in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony -- Individualism vs. separation : imagining the self to foster unity via Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart -- Writing for connection: cross-cultural understanding in James Welch's historical fiction -- The approximate size of his favorite humor : Sherman Alexie's comic connections and disconnections in The lone ranger and Tonto fistfight in heaven -- Stitching the gap : believing vs. knowing in Linda Hogan's Power.

Sommario/riassunto

Native American literature explores divides between public and private cultures, ethnicities and experience. In this volume, Joseph Coulombe argues that Native American writers use diverse narrative strategies to engage with readers and are 'writing for connection' with both Native and non-Native audiences.Beginning with a historical overview of Native American literature, this book presents focused readings of key texts including:  N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn Leslie



Marmon Silko's Ceremony Gerald Vizenor's Bearhea