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 the literature of film and popular culture.
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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 the literature of film and popular culture.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Hbk, 245pp, SIGNED by one editor ("Love, Paul") on dedication page, appears unread and an excellent, clean, tight and unmarked copy in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new.
