| Description |
vii, 241 pages ; 24cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-235) and index. |
| Contents |
1. A troubled paradise : utopia and transgression in comedies of the early 1930s -- 2. Working ladies and forgotten men : class divisions in romantic comedy, 1934-1937 -- 3. "The split-pea soup and the succotash" : Frank Capra's 1930s comedies and the subject of class -- 4. Is class necessary : Preston Sturges and Howard Hawks in the early 1940s -- 5. Desperately seeking status : class, gender, and social anxiety in postwar Hollywood comedy -- 6. Is there a class in this text : Woody Allen and postmodern comedy -- 7. Yuppies and other strangers : class satire and cultural clash in contemporary film comedy. |
| Subject |
Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Comedy films. |
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United States. |
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Speech and social status -- United States.
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Speech and social status. |
| ISBN |
0521002095 paperback |
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0521807492 |
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