Tyler Perry's America : inside his films / Shayne Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Shayne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perry, Tyler--Criticism and interpretation.

Perry, Tyler.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>Tyler Perry is the most successful African-American filmmaker of his generation, garnering both accolades and controversies. In </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Tyler Perry's America</span><span>, Shayne Lee examines eleven of Perry's highest-grossing films to explore key themes of race, gender, class, and religion, and what Perry's films reveal about contemporary African-American life.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Dream and the Nightmare; 2 Wanting More; 3 Redemptive Madness; 4 Relational Religion; 5 Pragmatist Cinema; Appendix; Filmography; References; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-29314-9

1-4422-4186-1