Hollywood screwball comedy 1934-1945 : sex, love, and democratic ideals / Grégoire Halbout ; translated from the French by Aliza Krefetz.
| Author/creator | Halbout, Grégoire author. |
| Other author | Krefetz, Aliza, translator. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Comédie screwball hollywoodienne. English |
| Contents | Proof of identity -- Protagonists : the artisans of screwball comedy -- Narrative tropes and genre categories -- A socio-economic context conducive to censorship -- Expressions : screwball comedy and the forms of censorship -- Content : ideological scrubbing -- Indirect discourse : the invention of the screwball style -- The screwball New Deal and the society of mutual consent -- The tension of the screwball celebration : preserving the democratic space. |
| Abstract | "Establishes screwball comedy as a genre, and explains its success with the public - with 130 films produced between 1934 and 1945 - presented under three broad perspectives: historical and thematic; stylistic and aesthetic; and sociological"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translation of: La comédie screwball hollywoodienne : 1934-1945 : sexe, amour et idéaux démocratiques. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Halbout, Grégoire. Hollywood screwball comedy 1934-1945 New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022 9781501347610 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021041006 |
| ISBN | 9781501347634 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1501347632 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781501347627 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1501347624 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781501347603 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1501347608 electronic book |
| ISBN | hardcover |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |