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Classical Hollywood Comedy

Edited by Kristine Brunovska Karnick and Henry Jenkins

Type
Studies
Subject
GenreComedy/Humor
Keywords
classical Hollywood, comedy, history of cinema
Publishing date
2016
Publisher
Routledge
Collection
AFI Film Readers
1st publishing
1995
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Hardcover • 438 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)
ISBN
978-1-138-14862-8
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Book Presentation:
Applies the recent `return to history' in film studies to the genre of classical Hollywood comedy as well as broadening the definition of those works considered central in this field.

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