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020			_a0816627908 (alk. paper)
020			_a0816627916 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm33335635
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050	0	0	_aPN2287.W4566 _bC87 1996
082	0	0	_a070 _bCUR
100	1		_aCurry, Ramona, _d1951- _9698
245	1	0	_aToo much of a good thing _bMae West as cultural icon _cRamona Curry.
260			_aMinneapolis : _bUniversity of Minnesota Press, _cc1996.
300			_axxii, 217 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction: Posthumous Citings from Pistol to Puddle -- _g1. _tThe Sex "Queen" -- _g2. _tThe Prostitute, the Production Code, and the Depression -- _g3. _tThe Star Commodity from Asset to Liability -- _g4. _tComedic Performance from Social Satire to Self-Parody -- _g5. _tThe Female Impersonator in Gender Politics -- _g6. _tMerging Interests.
520			_aBefore Madonna, before Marilyn, there was Mae. The impact of Mae West - through her films, attitude, and aphorisms ("Too much of a good thing can be wonderful"; "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?") - continues to reverberate through American popular culture more than fifteen years after her death. In Too Much of a Good Thing, Ramona Curry examines the interplay between West's bawdy, worldly persona and twentieth-century gender and media politics.
520	8		_aAlthough West has remained an important figure, her image has fulfilled varied cultural functions. In the thirties, she was a lightning rod for debates over morality and censorship. In the seventies, the complexity of her portrayal of gender made her a controversial figure for both the gay rights and feminist movements.
520	8		_aCurry not only analyzes the symbolic roles West has occupied, arguing that the entertainer represents a carefully orchestrated transgression of race, class, and gender expectations, she also illustrates how icons of pop culture often distill contested social issues, serving diverse and even contradictory political functions.
520	8		_aA pithy and innovative look at what Mae West means, Too Much of a Good Thing is must reading for fans, film buffs, and anyone interested in how popular culture evolves and circulates in the United States.
600	1	0	_aWest, Mae _xCriticism and interpretation. _9699
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