Pursuits of Happiness

The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
Erscheinungsjahr 1984
ISBN: 978-0-674-73906-2
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Harvard Film Studies

During the ’30s and ’40s, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. Their female protagonists were strong, independent, and sophisticated. Here, Stanley Cavell names this new genre of American film—“the comedy of remarriage”—and examines seven classic movies for their cinematic techniques and for such varied themes as feminism, liberty, and interdependence. Included are Adam’s Rib, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, The Lady Eve, and The Philadelphia Story.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cavell, Stanley

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Über Autor(innen)

Cavell, Stanley
Stanley Cavell (1926–2018) was Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Emeritus, at Harvard University. His numerous books include <i>The Claim of Reason</i>, <i>Cities of Words</i>, and <i>Philosophy the Day after Tomorrow</i>.