Beyond the Stars 1: Stock Characters in American Popular Film

By Paul Loukides

Book Overview

Beyond the Stars contains 20 essays on stock characters, and character conventions which neatly divide into four categories: ethnic and racial stereotyping; social classis; professions; and the idiosyncratic type. Stock figures in American movies are part of our cultural heritage; they deserve an honored place in theliterature of film and popular culture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087972479X
• ISBN13: 9780879724795
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Popular Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"