Heavenly Bodies: Film Stars and Society - Hardcover

Dyer, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312366493 ISBN 13: 9780312366490

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1986

Synopsis

Richard Dyer's classic study of movie stars and stardom has been updated, with a new introduction by the author discussing the rise of celebrity culture and developments in the study of stars since publication of the first edition in 1986.

Dyer's illuminating study is based around case studies of three major stars: Marilyn Monroe, Paul Robeson and Judy Garland. He draws on a wide range of sources, including the films in which each star appeared, to illustrate how each star's persona was constructed, and goes on to examine each within the context of particular issues in fan culture and stardom.

Students of film and cultural studies will find this an invaluable part of there course reading.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Dyer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Now You See It, The Matter of Images, Only Entertainment, The Culture of Queers (all 2002) and White (1997), all published by Routledge.

Review

'the seminal theorist in the field of star studies... groundbreaking' - Journal of Visual Culture

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0312366493
• ISBN 13: 9780312366490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208