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Informationen zum Autor MARK A. GRAVES is instructor in the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY. He was a lecturer in the Department of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University where he taught freshman writing seminars on women in America and the evolution of American thought. His publications on Wilfred Owen, Ellen Glasgow, John Dos Passos, and George Kelly have appeared in such journals as English Language Notes , The Ellen Glasgow Newsletter , CLAJ , and Theatre Annual . Klappentext Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres offers both film specialists and film fans an in-depth look at 12 popular genres of film. With a separate chapter dedicated to each of the 12 commonly acknowledged genres, the text provides readers with a list of defining characteristics for each genre; a focused analysis of the history of the genre with an understanding of the major influences responsible for its evolution, broken down by decades, era, or subgenre; and a bibliography of the major critical and historical sources available for further reading. Special attention is given to subvariations, or subgenres, within the principle categorizations, and the wide variety of cinematic examples cited draws upon the best and some of the most beloved examples of American cinema, with more obscure American and foreign examples also included. In cases where films overlap genres, easy to find chapter titles in boldface within the text indicate cross referencing, and a user-friendly index provides access to discussions of cited films within the text. Action/Adventure Comedy Costume Epic Film Noir Horror Musicals Science Fiction Suspense War Western Woman's Film Zusammenfassung Blockbusters: A Reference Guide to Film Genres offers both film specialists and film fans an in-depth look at 12 popular genres of film. Inhaltsverzeichnis Action/Adventure; Comedy; Costume; Epic; Film Noir; Horror; Musicals; Science Fiction; Suspense; War; Western; Woman's Film. ...
