The happy couple : American marriages in Hollywood films 1934-1948

This thesis examines Hollywood narratives of married life produced between 1934 and 1948. Using Stanley Cavell’s seminal Pursuits of Happiness as a point of departure, I compare the depiction of benign domesticity across four chapters. Combining textual analysis, genre criticism and studio archival...

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Main Author: Pillai, Nicolas
Published: University of Warwick 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560371