Hollywood Musicals, The Film Reader (In Focus: Routledge Film Readers) [Paperback]

Steven Cohan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 2002 | ISBN-10: 041523560X | ISBN-13: 978-0415235600 | Edition: First Edition

Articles examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle, gender and feminist analysis, camp production and reception, stardom, and the representation of race and ethnicity.
Includes essays by: Rick Altman, Lucie Arbuthnot and Gail Seneca, Carol Clover, Steven Cohan, Richard Dyer, Jane Feuer, Patricia Mellencamp, Linda Mizejewski, Shari Roberts, Pamela Robertson, Michael Rogin, Martin Rubin and Matthew Tinkcom.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book Hollywood Musicals of the In Focus:Routledge Film Readers series offer sorely needed collections of critical essays on topics relating to the presence and use of music in films..
–Daniel Goldmark, University of Goldmark--American Music, Spring 2004

About the Author

Steven Cohan is Professor of English at Syracuse University. He is co-editor of The Road Movie Book (1997) and Screening the Male (1993), both published by Routledge.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; First Edition edition (December 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041523560X
• ISBN-13: 978-0415235600
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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