Author:
Grindon, Leger, 1949-
Imprint:Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Descriptionxii, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- History, cycles and society -- Thinking seriously about laughter and romance -- What is the trouble in paradise? : Trouble in paradise (1932) -- Jailbreak : His girl friday (1940) -- The home front romantic comedy and The miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) -- Anatomy lesson : Adam's rib (1949) -- Riding sidesaddle in Some like it hot (1959) -- Counter conventions and cultural change in The graduate (1967) -- The trials of partnership in Annie Hall (1977) -- Friendship, sex and courtship in When Harry met Sally (1989) -- Parody and the grotesque in There's something about Mary (1998) -- Women's ambivalence in Waitress.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
