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What Is Film Noir? surveys the various theories of film noir, defines film noir, and explains how the genre relates to the style and the period in which noir was created. It also provides a very useful theory of genre and how it relates to film study.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Theory of Genre Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Film Noir: The Genre Defined Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Objections Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Style Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Period Style Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Alfred Hitchcock Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Meanings Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Last Words Chapter 10 Appendices Chapter 11 Appendix A: Within the Genre Chapter 12 Appendix B: Borderline Chapter 13 Appendix C: Period Pieces Chapter 14 Works Cited Chapter 15 Index
About the author
William Park has taught at Hamilton College, Columbia, and Sarah Lawrence, where he co-founded the film program. He is the coeditor of The College Anthology of English and American Poetry, the author of The Idea of Rococo, Hollywood: An Epic Production, and numerous articles on film.
Summary
What Is Film Noir? surveys the various theories of film noir, defines film noir, and explains how the genre relates to the style and the period in which noir was created. It also provides a very useful theory of genre and how it relates to film study.
