Fast-Talking Dames by Maria Dibattista
The fast-talking dames in film comedies of the 1930s and 1940s offered a new, independent version of American womanhood. This volume paints vivid portraits of the grandest fast-talking dames of the era, and discusses what their films had to say about men, happiness and the power of speech.
"A smart book about very smart women" Benjamin Schwarz, Atlantic Monthly "Brief quotation can do only partial justice to the loving acuity with which DiBattista considers this band of admirable women, who give as good as they get, if not a great deal more." Robert Gottlieb, New York Times Book Review "A reverent reading of the screwball and romantic comedies of the 1930s and '40s and the leading ladies who brought them to life." Darcy Cosper, Variety
Maria DiBattista is professor of English and comparative literature at Princeton University, where she also chairs the film studies committee and serves on the women's studies faculty.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300099034 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300099037 |
| Title | Fast-Talking Dames |
| Author | Maria Dibattista |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2003-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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