Shadows on the Past: Studies in the Historical Fiction Film

Leger Grindon is Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies at Middlebury College.

About the author

Leger Grindon is Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies at Middlebury College.

Summary

Examines how historical fiction films interpret the present through a representation of the past. Utilizing the past as a way of responding to social conflicts in the present, this work shows how the genre promotes a political agenda, superseding the influence of scholarship on the public's perception and interpretation of history.

Product details

• Authors: Leger Grindon
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1994
• EAN: 9781566391825
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-182-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Series: Culture And The Moving Image; AK-Sg; Culture and the Moving Image; AK-Sg
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History