Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
- ISBN-10
- 067473906X
- ISBN-13
- 9780674739062
- Series
- Pursuits of Happiness
- Category
- Comedy films
- Pages
- 283
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Stanley Cavell
Description
Looks at seven classic romantic comedies of the thirties and forties, and compares what each film expresses about marriage, interdependence, equality, and sexual roles
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- 2009
- 296 pages
- Paperback
- Berghahn Books
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- 2004-01-21
- 301 pages
- Ebook
- Univ of North Carolina Press
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- 1988
- 284 pages
- Paperback
- Univ of North Carolina Press
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