Unruly women have been making a spectacle of themselves in film
and on television from Mae West to Roseanne Arnold. In this
groundbreaking work, Kathleen Rowe explores how the unruly
woman--often a voluptuous, noisy, joke-making rebel or "woman on
top"--uses humor and excess to undermine patriarchal norms and
authority.
At the heart of the book are detailed analyses of two highly
successful unruly women--the comedian Roseanne Arnold and the
Muppet Miss Piggy. Putting these two figures in a deeper cultural
perspective, Rowe also examines the evolution of romantic film
comedy from the classical Hollywood period to the present, showing
how the comedic roles of actresses such as Katharine Hepburn,
Barbara Stanwyck, and Marilyn Monroe offered an alternative,
empowered image of women that differed sharply from the "suffering
heroine" portrayed in classical melodramas.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Texas Film and Media Studies Series |
Release date: |
April 1995 |
First published: |
1995 |
Authors: |
Kathleen Rowe Karlyn
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
282 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-77069-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-292-77069-3 |
Barcode: |
9780292770690 |
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