348 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

Genre and Hollywood provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of genre. In this important new book, Steve Neale discusses all the major concepts, theories and accounts of Hollywood and genre, as well as the key genres which theorists have written about, from horror to the Western. He also puts forward new arguments about the importance of genre in understanding Hollywood cinema. Neale... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction 1.Definitions of Genre 2.Dimensions of Genre 3.Major Genres 4.Film Noir 5.Melodrama 6.Genre Theory 7.Genre and Hollywood

Biography

Steve Neale is Research Professor in Film, Media and Communication Studies at Sheffield Hallam University

'A clear and accessible treatment.' - Sight and Sound