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Historical Film - A Critical Introduction

English · Hardback

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Although precise definitions have not been agreed on, historical cinema tends to cut across existing genre categories and establishes an intimidatingly large group of films. In recent years, a lively body of work has developed around historical cinema, much of it proposing valuable new ways to consider the relationship between cinematic and historical representation. However, only a small proportion of this writing has paid attention to the issue of genre. In order to counter this omission, this book combines a critical analysis of the Hollywood historical film with an examination of its generic dimensions and a history of its development since the silent period. Historical Film: A Critical Introduction is concerned not simply with the formal properties of the films at hand, but also the ways in which they have been promoted, interpreted and discussed in relation to their engagement with the past.>

About the author

Jonathan Stubbs is Professor in the Communication Faculty at Cyprus International University, Cyprus.

Product details

Authors Jonathan Stubbs, Stubbs Jonathan
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 23.05.2013
 
EAN 9781847884985
ISBN 978-1-84788-498-5
No. of pages 224
Series Film Genres
Film Genres
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV

PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism

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