The Sound of Musicals by Steven Cohan

The Sound of Musicals by Steven Cohan

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This new collection addresses the film musical, a central genre in the Hollywood studio system, which has also been important within British, Hindi and Chinese cinema. Leading international scholars explore key issues, traditions, subgenres, stars and films of the musical film from the 1930s to the present.

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The Sound of Musicals by Steven Cohan

This new collection addresses the film musical, a central genre in the Hollywood studio system, which has also been important within British, Hindi and Chinese cinema. Leading international scholars explore key issues, traditions, subgenres, stars and films of the musical film from the 1930s to the present.
..a rewarding volume of recent papers...' - Illuminations
STEVEN COHAN is Professor of English at Syracuse University, USA. His books include Telling Stories: A Theoretical Analysis of Narrative (1988, co-authored with Linda M. Shires), Masked Men: Masculinity and the Movies in the Fifties (1997), Incongruous Entertainment: Camp, Cultural Value, and the MGM Musical (2005) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008).
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ISBN 13 9781844573462
ISBN 10 184457346X
Title The Sound of Musicals
Author Steven Cohan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2010-11-25
Number of pages 232
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.