Marilyn Monroe

by Graham McCann

Book Overview

This book is more than simply another biography of Marilyn Monroe: it analyzes the ways in which her life was interwoven with the images that were constructed of her and the myths that were spun around her. The book's claim to originality lies in its attempt to analyze in a serious way her life, her films and her relation to modern culture. Drawing on critical theory, feminism and film studies, the author re-examines the life and representations of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813513030
• ISBN13: 9780813513034
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"