- 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
Top Hat
📄 Viewing lite version
Full site ›
Book Details
Author(s)Peter William Evans
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405188294
ISBN-139781405188296
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank6,076,543
CategoryPerforming Arts
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description ▲
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.
More Books in Performing Arts
A Producer's Broadway Journey
View
Odin Teatret: Theatre in a New Century
View
Voice and the Actor
View
The Art of Avatar: James Cameron's Epic Adventure
View
The Sitcom Reader: America Viewed and Skewed
View
Film and Ethics
View
Documentary (Routledge Film Guidebooks)
View
Writing A Great Script Fast Workbook: Story For Digita…
View