Top Hat

Peter William Evans (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

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Wiley-Blackwell
10 September 2010

The Arts: General & Reference; Film theory & criticism; Communication studies; Sociology & anthropology

Series: Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television

Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes.

Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood's greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film's production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USA Explores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the couple Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader

By: Peter William Evans (Queen Mary University of London UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 191g
ISBN: 9781405188302
ISBN 10: 1405188308
Series: Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 10 September 2010
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"List of Figures vi Synopsis vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. The Making of Top Hat 6 2. Fred Astaire: ""Outlaw"" Stylist of the Dance 19 3. Ginger Rogers: Confirming and Defying Convention 26 4. Introduction to Narrative and Number: The Bumpy Road to Love 35 5. The Numbers 43 6. Querying National and Sexual Identity 85 Conclusion: A Perfectly Swell Romance 101 Notes 104 Bibliography 106 Index 114"

Peter William Evans is a Professor of Film Studies, in the Department of Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London. His publications range from classical Hollywood (books on the musical, romantic comedy and the Biblical epic, and articles on film noir, the western and Hitchcock), British cinema (a book on Carol Reed) and Spanish cinema (books on Buñuel, Almodovar and Bigas Luna).

Reviews for Top Hat

Its considerable claims to Art and its resonant magic are the dual focus of this insightful and highly readable study by Peter William Evans . . . Evans approaches this most celebratory of musical comedies in celebratory mode but also with a deserved seriousness devoid of solemnity. (Times Literary Supplement , 24 June 2011)