| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 356 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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German Jewish cultures
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German Jewish cultures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333), filmography, and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : transnational Jewish comedy -- I. Berlin : sex, spectacle, and anarchy. 1. From the Jewish "Bad boy" to the "Bad girl" : early comedies, 1914-18 ; 2. Bad girls in the costume epics, 1919-22 ; 3. Bad girls untamed : anarchic/fantastic comedies, 1919-22 -- II. Hollywood : from European sophistication to antifascist screwball. 4. Sex and sophistication : comedies and operettas, 1923-34 ; 5. Pushing the boundaries in the pre-code Hollywood, 1931-34 ; 6. Screwball politics : American populism and European politics, 1935-41 ; 7. Coming out as Jewish : to be or not to be, 1942 -- Epilogue: Twilight of a cosmopolitan, 1943-47. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947.
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947. |
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Comedy films -- History and criticism.
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Comedy films. |
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Screwball comedy films -- History and criticism.
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Screwball comedy films. |
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) -- History and criticism.
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) |
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors -- Germany.
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors. |
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Germany. |
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors -- United States.
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United States. |
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Jewish wit and humor -- History -- 20th century.
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Jewish wit and humor. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Sex in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex in motion pictures. |
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Politics in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century.
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Politics in motion pictures. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCormick, Richard W., 1951- Sex, politics, and comedy. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020] 9780253048349 (OCoLC)1129099367 |
| ISBN |
9780253048363 (ebook) |
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0253048362 (ebook) |
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9780253059949 (electronic book) |
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0253059941 (electronic book) |
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9780253048349 (paperback) |
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0253048346 (paperback) |
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9780253048332 (hardback) |
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