{"product_id":"hollywood-romantic-comedy-paperback","title":"Hollywood Romantic Comedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeger Grindon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough rarely explored in analytical detail, the romantic comedy remains a stalwart contributor to Hollywood entertainment. This book offers a comprehensive history of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the coming of sound to the twenty-first century, examining the conventions of the genre and surveying the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollywood's romantic comedies can be seen as a series of productions whose form and meaning change in response to conditions in the film industry, courtship culture, and society at large. This book provides an essential overview of the continuities within the genre as well as its historical evolution. A full analysis is provided of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor. In doing so, Leger Grindon develops a survey of historical cycles and clusters and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day, which are analyzed in detail in the second part of the book. Films analyzed include \u003ci\u003eTrouble in Paradise, His Girl Friday, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Adam's Rib, Some Like It Hot, The Graduate, Annie Hall, When Harry Met Sally, There's Something About Mary, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaitress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeger Grindon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media Culture at Middlebury College, USA. He has written widely on film and is the author of \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Past: Studies in the Historical Fiction Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eKnockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718292181055,"sku":"9781405182652","price":88.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c90e1926672752e19c66279110215498.webp?v=1765081408","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hollywood-romantic-comedy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}