Only Entertainment (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Only Entertainment explores entertainment as entertainment, asking how and whether an emphasis on the primacy of pleasure sets it apart from other forms of art.L Richard Dyer focuses on the genres most associated with entertainment, from musicals to action movies, disco to porn. He examines the nature of entertainment in movies such as The Sound of Music and Speed, and argues that entertainment is part of a 'common sense' which is always historically and culturally constructed.L This new edition of Only Entertainment features a revised introduction and five new chapters on topics from serial killer movies to Elizabeth Taylor. In the final chapter Dyer asks whether entertainment as we know it is on the wane.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Richard Dyer
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	198
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-25497-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	0-415-25497-3
Barcode:	9780415254977

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