Larkin, T. Lawrence

[2019]: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland

In Search of Marie-Antoinette in the 1930s: Stefan Zweig, Irving Thalberg, and Norma Shearer. 296p. Richly illustrated with many photographs

Contents:

[1]. Preface [T. Lawrence Larkin], pp. vii-x

[2]. Contents, pp. xi-xiii

[3]. List of Figures, pp. xv-xx

[4]. Chapter 1. In Search of Marie-Antoinette: The Inscrutable Life Worth Scrutinizing, pp. 1-23

[4/1]. (Preface), pp. 1-4

[4/2]. Scholarship to Date: The Myth of "Marie-Antoinette", pp. 4-10

[4/3]. Scholarship to Date: "Objectivity" in the Writing of History, "Authenticity" in the Production of Film, pp. 10-15

[4/4]. Scholarship to Date: Zweig, Thalberg and Shearer in Documents and Biographies, pp. 16-18

[4/5]. Structure and Method of the Argument, pp. 18-22

[4/6]. References, pp. 22-23

[5]. Chapter 2. Stefan Zweig's Clinical Biography, 1930-1932, pp. 25-104

[5/1]. (Preface), pp. 25-27

[5/2]. Western European Approaches to Illustrated Biographty in the 1920s, pp. 27-32

[5/3]. Zweig's Approach to Psychological Biography, pp. 32-41

[5/4]. Zweig's Approach to the French Revolution, pp. 41-46

[5/5]. Merging Dominant Interpretations of Marie-Antoinette, pp. 46-57

[5/6]. Structure of the Argument, pp. 57-59

[5/7]. Marie-Antoinette's Psychological Transformation: Cause, Manifestations, and Cure, pp. 59-68

[5/8]. Marie-Antoinette's Spiritual Transformation: Awakening, Resistance and Acceptance, pp. 68-80

[5/9]. Writing Historical Biography as an "Interested" Undertaking, pp. 80-86

[5/10]. Zweig on Film Adaptations of Historical Biographies, pp. 86-90

[5/11]. Notes, pp. 90-100

[5/12]. References, pp. 100-104

[6]. Chapter 3. Irving Thalberg's Film Production, 1934-1936, pp. 105-185

[6/1]. (Preface), pp. 105-108

[6/2]. European and American Approaches to Historical Films in the 1920s, pp. 108-114

[6/3]. Thalberg's Approach to Biographical Film, pp. 114-126

[6/4]. Thalberg's Introduction to the Zweig Property, pp. 126-130

[6/5]. Sorting Rival Interpretations of Marie-Antoinette, pp. 130-136

[6/6]. In Conference: Establishing Character Motivations, Scenarios, and Continuity, pp. 136-142

[6/7]. The Two Earliest "Temporary Complete Screenplays", pp. 142-145

[6/8]. Indicating Louis' Phimosis, or How Ineffectual Lovemaking Leads to Lackluster Leadership, pp. 145-151

[6/9]. Indicating the Revolutionaries, or How to Generate Sympathy for Monarchs in Spite of Their Ineffectualness, pp. 151-162

[6/10]. Producing Biographical Film as an "Interested" Undertaking, pp. 162-169

[6/11]. Thalberg on Playing a Historical Character, pp. 169-171

[6/12]. Notes, pp. 171-180

[6/13]. References, pp. 180-185

[7]. Chapter 4. Norma Shearer's Dramatic Performance, 1937-1938, pp. 187-276

[7/1]. (Preface), pp. 187-189

[7/2]. Euro-American Approaches to Historical Roles in the 1930s, pp. 189-196

[7/3]. Shearer's Approach to Historical Characterizations, pp. 196-208

[7/4]. Shearer's Recommitment to the Marie-Antoinette Role, pp. 208-212

[7/5]. The "Final Okayed Screenplay", pp. 212-220

[7/6]. Inter-Dependence of Screenplay, Cast, Costumes, and Sets, pp. 220-230

[7/7]. Before and Behind the Cameras: Shearer's Acting Technique and Production Oversight, pp. 231-235

[7/8]. The Two Faces of Marie-Antoinette, or How to Sell Sin and Atonement, pp. 235-241

[7/9]. To Make Marie-Antoinette Live Again: The Art of Rendering Clear and Mixed Passions, pp. 241-248

[7/10]. Acting a Historical Part as an "Interested" Undertaking, pp. 248-252

[7/11]. Shearer on Public Response to Her Performance, pp. 252-257

[7/12]. Notes, pp. 257-268

[7/13]. References, pp. 268-276

[8]. Conclusion, pp. 277-288

[8/1]. (Preface), pp. 277-278

[8/2]. Summary, pp. 278-279

[8/3]. "Marie-Antoinette" in Myth, pp. 280-281

[8/4]. "Objectivity" in Biography, "Authenticity" in Film, pp. 282-283

[8/5]. Time Travel Today, pp. 284-288

[8/6]. Notes and References, p. 288

[9]. Index, pp. 289-296