{"product_id":"the-secret-life-of-romantic-comedy-9780719085598","title":"The Secret Life of Romantic Comedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe secret life of romantic comedy offers a fresh approach to one of the most popular Hollywood genres in recent years and analyses the cultural impact of generic conventions in the construction of issues of intimacy and sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. The theory of romantic comedy\u003cbr\u003eRomantic comedy and laughter\u003cbr\u003eHappy endings, forgotten middles and the ideology of romantic comedy\u003cbr\u003eThe space of romantic comedy\u003cbr\u003eThe Sydney issue\u003cbr\u003eGenres and films\u003cbr\u003e2. Comic negotiations\u003cbr\u003eI. Laughter, love and World War II: *To be or not to be*\u003cbr\u003eLove and the invasion of Poland\u003cbr\u003eA table for three: the love triangle\u003cbr\u003eLubitsch meets screwball royalty\u003cbr\u003eThat great, great Polish actor\u003cbr\u003ePerforming love, performing war\u003cbr\u003eII. Romantic comedy in no man’s land: Kiss me, stupid\u003cbr\u003eRomantic comedy in the 1950s\u003cbr\u003eSatire and comedy\u003cbr\u003eMoral standards and character identification\u003cbr\u003eClimaxing in Climax\u003cbr\u003eBang, bang\u003cbr\u003eComic combinations\u003cbr\u003e3. Romantic comedy on the dark side\u003cbr\u003eI. The other thrills of *Rear window*\u003cbr\u003eLook at me\u003cbr\u003eSociety calling\u003cbr\u003eIt started with a kiss\u003cbr\u003eThe neverending story\u003cbr\u003eII. The space of comedy and beyond: *Crimes and misdemeanors*\u003cbr\u003eLove, faith and the comic space\u003cbr\u003eInside the Statue of Liberty or love in the time of cholera\u003cbr\u003eSplitting genres\u003cbr\u003eThe fisher king and the future generations\u003cbr\u003e4. Contemporary romantic comedy and the discourse of independence\u003cbr\u003eLove in real time: *Before sunset*\u003cbr\u003eThe realities of love\u003cbr\u003eWalking and talking\u003cbr\u003eSex and the city\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037332930903,"sku":"9780719085598","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719085598.jpg?v=1750935336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-secret-life-of-romantic-comedy-9780719085598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}