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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415254973

ISBN13:9780415254977

Release Date:April 2002

Publisher:Routledge

Length:198 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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Arts, Music & Photography Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Film & Television Humor & Entertainment Media Studies Movies Performing Arts Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Textbooks

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