ABSTRACT

First Published in 2001. Woody Allen, who first became famous as a stand- up comedian and writer of comedy routines, also has had a distinguished career as a playwright, actor, screenwriter and director. While his celebrity status is attributed to some of his better-known early films such as 'Annie Hall', 'Manhattan', 'Hannah and her Sisters' he has produced more than ten new films in the past decade.

chapter |9 pages

Song as Subtext

The Virtual Reality of Lyrics in the Films of Woody Allen

chapter |12 pages

Woody Allen

The Relationship Between The Persona And Its Author

chapter |11 pages

“Just a Laugh Machine”

Don't Drink the Water on Stage and Screen

chapter |8 pages

The Nebbish King

Spiritual Renewal in Woody Allen's Manhattan

chapter |26 pages

Existential Themes in Woody

Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors with Reference to Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters

chapter |11 pages

Dissonant Harmonies

Classical Music and the Problems of Class in Crimes and Misdemeanors

chapter |12 pages

“Some of Us Are Real, Some Are Not”

Purple Rose of Cairo

chapter |10 pages

Woody's Alice and Alan's Susan

A Tale of Two Women

chapter |19 pages

Oh Sweet Diabolical Muse

Creation and Retreat in Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, Celebrity, and Other Recent Films