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Top Hat
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Top Hat

Peter William Evans
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Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes. * Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood’s greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film’s production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USA * Explores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the couple * Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
144
ISBN
9781405188302

Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes. * Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood’s greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film’s production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USA * Explores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the couple * Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
144
ISBN
9781405188302

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