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Too much of a good thing :Mae West as cultural icon
- 作者: Curry, Ramona,
- 出版: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press c1996.
- 稽核項: xxii, 217 p., [32] p. of plates :ill. ;24 cm.
- 標題: Criticism and interpretation. , West, Mae , West, Mae Criticism and interpretation.
- ISBN: 0816627916 , 9780816627912
- 附註: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.
- 系統號: 005121566
- 資料類型: 圖書
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Before Madonna, before Marilyn, there was Mae. The impact of Mae West - through her films, attitude, and aphorisms ("Too much of a good thing can be wonderful"; "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?") - continues to reverberate through American popular culture more than fifteen years after her death. In Too Much of a Good Thing, Ramona Curry examines the interplay between West's bawdy, worldly persona and twentieth-century gender and media politics. Although West has remained an important figure, her image has fulfilled varied cultural functions. In the thirties, she was a lightning rod for debates over morality and censorship. In the seventies, the complexity of her portrayal of gender made her a controversial figure for both the gay rights and feminist movements. Curry not only analyzes the symbolic roles West has occupied, arguing that the entertainer represents a carefully orchestrated transgression of race, class, and gender expectations, she also illustrates how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political functions. A pithy and innovative look at what Mae West means, Too Much of a Good Thing is must reading for fans, film buffs, and anyone interested in how popular culture evolves and circulates in the United States.
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