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UNINA9910797269703321 |
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Autore |
Lee Shayne |
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Tyler Perry's America : inside his films / / Shayne Lee |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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791.4302/33092 |
791.430233092 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 The Dream and the Nightmare; 2 Wanting More; 3 Redemptive Madness; 4 Relational Religion; 5 Pragmatist Cinema; Appendix; Filmography; References; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author |
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<span><span>Tyler Perry is the most successful African-American filmmaker of his generation, garnering both accolades and controversies. In </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Tyler Perry's America</span><span>, Shayne Lee examines eleven of Perry's highest-grossing films to explore key themes of race, gender, class, and religion, and what Perry's films reveal about contemporary African-American life.</span></span> |
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