{"product_id":"becoming-carole-lombard-olympia-kiriakou-9781501385834","title":"Becoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy","description":"\u003ci\u003eBecoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy and Legacy\u003c\/i\u003eis a historical critique of the development and reception of Carole Lombard's stardom from the classical Hollywood period to present day. Based on original archival research, Olympia Kiriakou combines theoretically informed textual analyses of Lombard's performances and star image across different media (biographies, publicity materials, photography and film) with a critical engagement of the cultural, economic, social and industrial conditions that shaped her stardom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSitting at the intersection of feminist film theory, star studies and comedy theory, this work presents Lombard as a case study to challenge the screwball canon and existent academic discourse about female physical comedy and the alleged \"delicate\" female body. In doing so, it formulates a new historical approach to understanding gender, femininity, and identity in Hollywood comedies of the 1930s. Moreover, this is the first research of its kind to offer a comprehensive understanding of Lombard's stardom beyond her associations with the screwball comedy genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olympia Kiriakou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501385836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501385834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Olympia Kiriakou","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982148993279,"sku":"9781501385834","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e00a80a5-64aa-4092-aead-84dc03d9bf62.jpg?v=1683259510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-carole-lombard-olympia-kiriakou-9781501385834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}