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Troping prostitution: Jonson and "The Court Pucell"
Sometime in 1609, Ben Jonson penned "An Epigram on the Court Pucell," a satirical poem in which he rails against Cecilia Bulstrode (c.1584-1609),...
Nebula, 06/01/07 by Victoria E. Price · More from publication -
From Script to Stage in Early Modern England
From Script to Stage in Early Modern England. Ed. by PETER HOLLAND and STEPHEN ORGEL. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2004. xiii+ 251 pp. 14.99...
Modern Language Review, The, 10/01/06 by Victoria E. Price · More from publication -
Celebrity
Celebrity is the defining issue of late twentieth-century America. In recent years, much has been made and written of the rise of contemporary...
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 01/29/02 by Victoria Price · More from publication -
Child Stars
In Hollywood, it has been said that beauty is more important than talent, but youth is most important of all. The image of America conveyed by the...
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Olympics
Among the most potent of popular culture heroes is the athlete. Throughout history, the athlete has frequently been said to symbolize the best of...
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Roger Corman
The king of "B" movies, Roger Corman has produced and/or directed more than two hundred films, half of which have made a profit. After graduating...
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 01/29/02 by Victoria Price · More from publication -
Gregory Peck
The last of the classic leading men from Hollywood's Golden Age, Gregory Peck became a star during the 1940s when a spinal injury prevented him...
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Hollywood Squares
One of television's most popular game shows during its 15 year run from 1966 to 1981, Hollywood Squares combined high camp, humor, and a modicum of...
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Dennis Hopper
From young Hollywood rebel, to counter-cultural icon, to dropped-out druggie, to acclaimed character actor, Dennis Hopper's art has often mimicked...
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Academy Awards
Hollywood's biggest party--the Academy Awards--is alternately viewed as shameless self-promotion on the part of the movie industry and as glamour...
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 01/29/02 by Victoria Price · More from publication
