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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Leger GrindonPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.467kg ISBN: 9781617038297ISBN 10: 1617038296 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 30 March 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA very smart and accessible study of an important Hollywood genre. Grindon's knowledge of the social and historical background of boxing informs his excellent analysis of the films.--Aaron Baker, Arizona State University, author of Contesting Identity: Sports in American Film Leger Grindon's knowledgeable and astute look at the boxing film is a model of genre criticism. He has managed to say fresh and interesting things about an important group of films, some well-known, some less known than they should be. His analyses are informed and insightful. Not only is this the definitive work on the boxing film; it has valuable things to say about film genre generally and about the role of genre criticism.--Edward Buscombe, author of Injuns! Native Americans in the Movies Author InformationLeger Grindon, Middlebury, Vermont, is a professor of film studies at Middlebury College where he has taught since 1987. He is the author of Shadows on the Past: Studies in the Historical Fiction Film and Hollywood Romantic Comedy: Conventions, History, Controversies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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