Contents |
Introduction -- Oh, "doll divine": Mary Pickford, masquerade, and the pedophilic gaze -- Cosseting the nation, or, how to conquer fear itself with Shirley Temple -- "The little girl with the big voice": Deanna Durbin and sonic womanliness -- Velvet's cherry: Elizabeth Taylor and virginal English girlhood -- Perilous transition: Jennifer Jones as melodrama's hysterical adolescent -- "Chi-Chi Cinderella": Audrey Hepburn as couture countermodel -- Conclusion. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-298) and index. |
LCCN | 2012029630 |
ISBN | 9780520255579 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0520255577 (cloth : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780520274242 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0520274245 (pbk. : alk. paper) |