The Hollywood Romantic Comedy Conventions History Controversies Leger Grindonauth by Leger Grindon(auth.), Barry Keith Grant(eds.) 9781405182669, 9781444395969, 1405182660, 1444395963 instant download after payment.

The 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.

• Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century
• Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor
• Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day
• Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book

Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–24):
Chapter 2 History, Cycles, and Society (pages 25–66):
Chapter 3 Thinking Seriously About Laughter and Romance (pages 67–83):
Chapter 4 Trouble in Paradise (1932) (pages 84–95):
Chapter 5 His Girl Friday (1940) (pages 96–105):
Chapter 6 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) (pages 106–116):
Chapter 7 Adam's Rib (1949) (pages 117–128):
Chapter 8 Some Like It Hot (1959) (pages 129–138):
Chapter 9 The Graduate (1967) (pages 139–149):
Chapter 10 Annie Hall (1977) (pages 150–159):
Chapter 11 When Harry Met Sally (1989) (pages 160–170):
Chapter 12 There's Something About Mary (1998) (pages 171–180):
Chapter 13 Waitress (2007) (pages 181–190):