02366nam 2200565 a 450 991046567410332120200520144314.01-84779-622-21-78170-099-01-84779-170-0(CKB)2560000000085700(EBL)1069524(OCoLC)818847219(SSID)ssj0000747079(PQKBManifestationID)12342163(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747079(PQKBWorkID)10703889(PQKB)11310501(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086870(MiAaPQ)EBC1069524(Au-PeEL)EBL1069524(CaPaEBR)ebr10623223(EXLCZ)99256000000008570020121130d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHollywood romantic comedy[electronic resource] states of the union, 1934-65 /Kathrina GlitreManchester Manchester University Press20061 online resource (207 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7190-7079-1 0-7190-7078-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Hollywood romantic comedy -- pt. II. Marriage -- pt. III. Equality -- pt. IV. Desire.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 conventionsMotion picture industryCaliforniaHollywood (Los Angeles)Electronic books.Motion picture industry791.43617Glitre Kathrina973722MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465674103321Hollywood romantic comedy2215919UNINA