Description - The Hollywood Film Musical by Barry Keith Grant
This revealing history of the American film musical synthesizes the
critical literature on the genre and provides a series of close
analytical readings of iconic musical films, focusing on their
cultural relationship to other aspects of American popular
music.
Offers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and
scholars
Leads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals,
particularly the influence of popular music on the genre
Delves into critical issues behind these films such as race,
gender, ideology, and authorship
Features close readings of canonical and neglected film
musicals from the 1930s to the present including: Top Hat,
Singin' in the Rain, Woodstock, Gimme Shelter,
West Side Story, and Across the Universe
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