Marriage and its representations in Classical Hollywood Comedy (1934-1945): Stanley Cavell, the concept of skepticism and Kierkegaard's legacy

This article explores the questions of marriage and divorce as discussed by Stanley Cavell in his study of Classical Hollywood comedies, dubbing what he considered as a popular subgenre of the American comedy of the thirties and forties: the "comedy of remarriage". We will focus on Cavell&...

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Main Author: El-Khoury, Toufic Ishaya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2018]
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 23-38
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cavell, Stanley 1926-2018, Pursuits of happiness / The awful truth / Marriage (Motif) / Divorce (Motif) / Remarriage / Film comedy / Scepticism
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBQ North America
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Cinematic Representation of Marriage
B Marriage in Hollywood Cinema
B Stanley Cavell
B Kierkegaard
B Scepticism
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