LEADER 02366nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910465674103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84779-622-2 010 $a1-78170-099-0 010 $a1-84779-170-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085700 035 $a(EBL)1069524 035 $a(OCoLC)818847219 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000747079 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12342163 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747079 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10703889 035 $a(PQKB)11310501 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086870 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069524 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623223 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085700 100 $a20121130d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHollywood romantic comedy$b[electronic resource] $estates of the union, 1934-65 /$fKathrina Glitre 210 $aManchester $cManchester University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-7079-1 311 $a0-7190-7078-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. I. Hollywood romantic comedy -- pt. II. Marriage -- pt. III. Equality -- pt. IV. Desire. 330 $aThis 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 606 $aMotion picture industry$zCalifornia$zHollywood (Los Angeles) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMotion picture industry 676 $a791.43617 700 $aGlitre$b Kathrina$0973722 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465674103321 996 $aHollywood romantic comedy$92215919 997 $aUNINA