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Only Entertainment

By Richard Dyer

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Only Entertainment

By Richard Dyer

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Only Entertainment explores entertainment as entertainment, asking how and whether an emphasis on the primacy of pleasure sets it apart from other forms of art. Dyer focuses on the genres most associated with entertainment, from musicals to action movies, disco to porn. He examines the nature of entertainment in movies such as The Sound of Music and Speed, and argues that entertainment is part of a 'common sense' which is always historically and culturally constructed. This new edition of Only Entertainment features a revised introduction and five new chapters on topics from serial killer movies to Elizabeth Taylor. In the final chapter Dyer asks whether entertainment as we know it is on the wane.
Product details
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
198
Release Date:
2002-04-25
Publication Date:
2002-04-25
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415254965
ISBN13:
9780415254960
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
467 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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