The Secret Life of Romantic Comedy

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by Celestino Deleyto

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Comedy/Humor

Keywords

comedy, romantic comedy

Publishing date

2009

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 208 pages
6 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7190-7674-9

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Book Presentation:
Winner of the Enrique García Diez book award for literary research (2009), The secret life of romantic comedy offers a new approach to one of the most popular and resilient genres in the history of Hollywood. Steering away from the rigidity and ideological determinism of traditional accounts of the genre, this book advocates a more flexible theory, which allows the student to explore the presence of the genre in unexpected places, extending the concept to encompass films that are not usually considered romantic comedies.

Combining theory with detailed analyses of a selection of films, including To Be or Not to Be (1942), Rear Window (1954), Kiss Me Stupid (1964), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Before Sunset (2004), the book aims to provide a practical framework for the exploration of a key area of contemporary experience - intimate matters - through one of its most powerful filmic representations: the genre of romantic comedy.

Original and entertaining, The secret life of romantic comedy is perfect for students and academics of film and film genre.

About the Author:
Celestino Deleyto is Professor in English Literature and Film at the University of Zaragoza, Spain.

See the publisher website: Manchester University Press