The Desire to Desire: The Woman S Film of the 1940s

by Mary Ann Doane

Book Overview

"Brilliantly argued and lucidly written . . . the definitive psychoanalytic account of the repression of woman in Hollywood cinema." --Tania Modleski

" . . . complex and challenging . . . " --The Women"s Review of Books

" . . . magnificently ambitious . . . some of the most original and intelligent essays in film theory today." --Journal of Modern Literature

" . . . deeply commited to the psychoanalytic approach . . . " --Contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025320433X
• ISBN13: 9780253204332
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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