{"product_id":"the-actress-9780415977913","title":"The Actress","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Actress: Hollywood Acting and the Female Star\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the contemporary film actress both as an artist and as an ideological construct. Divided into two sections, \u003cem\u003eThe Actress\u003c\/em\u003e first examines the major issues in studying film acting, stardom, and the Hollywood actress. Combining theories of screen acting and of film stardom, The Actress presents a synthesis of methodologies and offers the student and scholar a new approach to these two subjects of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I Acting, Stardom, and the Hollywood Actres; Chapter 1 The Hollywood Star–Actress and Studies of Acting; Chapter 2 The Hollywood Star–Actress and Studies of Stardom; Chapter 3 Star Acting and the Hollywood Star–Actress; Part II Case Studies of Contemporary Star—Actresses; Chapter 4 : Meryl Streep; Chapter 5 Susan the Siren: Susan Sarandon; Chapter 6 “;A Perfect Acting Machine”: Jodie Foster; Chapter 7 Angela the Icon: Angela Bassett; Chapter 8 The First Lady of Miramax: Gwyneth Paltrow; Chapter 9 Conclusion;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402163069271,"sku":"9780415977913","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415977913.jpg?v=1730479574","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-actress-9780415977913","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}