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Gone with the Wind (1939) is one of the greatest films of all time - the best-known of Hollywood´s Golden Age and a work that has, in popular imagination, defined southern American history for three-quarters of a century. Drawing on three decades of pertinent research, Helen Taylor charts the film´s production history, reception and legacy.

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Gone with the Wind (1939) is one of the greatest films of all time - the best-known of Hollywood´s Golden Age and a work that has, in popular imagination, defined southern American history for three-quarters of a century. Drawing on three decades of pertinent research, Helen Taylor charts the film´s production history, reception and legacy.

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Foreword.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Selznick´s Folly: How Gone With the Wind was Made.- 3. The Greatest Star England Ever Gave Hollywood: Britain and the Search for Scarlett.- 4. The Racial Politics of Gone With the Wind.- 5. Scarlett and Rhett Destined or Doomed?- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Filmography.

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Taylor, Helen
Helen Taylor is Emeritus Professor in English at the University of Exeter, UK. She is passionate about young children´s learning and developing positive attitudes towards mathematics. She taught in a number of primary schools in Kent and Essex and was a deputy head teacher.

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