Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Contents:
Introduction: William Wyler--Chariot Races and Flower Shows / John M. Price. Part I. Style. Wyler's early films / John M. Price -- More than meets the eye / Kyle Barrowman -- Traumatic history and the prosthesis of myth in Wyler's The best years of our lives / Carol Donelan -- Persistent presence / Francis Mickus. Part II. Collaboration, genre, and adaptation. Clash of Titans / Milan Hain -- Narratives of failure / Terrance H. McDonald -- Wyler's Wuthering Heights (1939) / Gabrielle Stecher. Part III. Gender and sexuality. William Wyler's the heiress (1949) and the Unknown woman / Agustin Zarzosa -- These three / Matthias Smith. Part IV. War and peace. A war of the people / Robert Ribera -- Turning the other cheek / John M. Price. Part V. Global Wyler. William Wyler's voyage to Italy / Anthony Smith -- "Down Eros, up Mars" / Kaitlin Pontzer -- "Life isn't always what one likes" / Etienne Boumans.
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