Edna Ferber's Hollywood: American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History

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Edna Ferbers ’ American Fictions of Gender, Race, J.E.Smyth foreword by Thomas Schatz and History University of Texas Press, Austin Copyright © 2010 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2010 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smyth, J. E., 1977– Edna Ferber’s Hollywood : American fictions of gender, race, and history / J. E. Smyth ; foreword by Thomas Schatz. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Texas film and media studies series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-292-71984-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Ferber, Edna, 1887–1968—Film and video adaptations. 2. Ferber, Edna, 1887–1968—Knowledge—Motion picture industry. 3. Women in the motion picture industry—United States. 4. Historical fiction, American—Film and video adaptations. 5. Motion pictures—United States—History—20th century. 6. Racism in literature. 7. Sex role in literature. I. Title. II. Series. PS3511.E46Z895 2010 813'.52—dc22 2009020099 ...