{"product_id":"9781405182652","title":"The Hollywood Romantic Comedy Conventions, History, Controversies","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Approaches to Film Genre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Hollywood Romantic Comedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConventions, History, Controversies\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeger Grindon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeger Grindon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Film and Media Culture at Middlebury College, USA. He has written widely on film and is the author of \u003ci\u003eShadows on the Past: Studies in the Historical Fiction Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eKnockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 April 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405182652\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310601433228,"sku":"9781405182652","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405182652","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}