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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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Film Genres |
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Film Genres
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FC; Bloomsbury Film Genres Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Film and the invention of history; 1 What is historical cinema; Approaches to genre; Defining the historical film; Engaging with the past; Textual engagements; Extra-textual engagements; 2 Detail, authenticity, and the uses of the past; The role of detail; History as analogy; Concepts of authenticity; Robert Rosenstone; 3 Hollywood historical cinema up to World War II; Silent histories; The 1930s: Biopics, prestige films, and internationalism; American history films |
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History and World War II4 The age of epics; Hollywood under fire; Historical inflation: Cleopatras and Bounties; The emergence of the epic; War films and historical musicals; 5 New Hollywood, new histories; The post-epic era; Returning to American history; The Vietnam effect; The return of the epic; 6 Spectacle, technology, and aesthetics; The spectacle of history; Spectacular tropes; History and technology; Digitizing the past; 7 Prestige, education, and cultural value; Historical cinema and public relations; Censoring history; Cultural sensitivities; History in the classroom |
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Conclusion: The role of the historianAnnotated guide to further reading; Bibliography; Filmography; Index |
| Summary |
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 gener |
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Print version record |
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Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism
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Motion pictures and history.
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Historical films
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Motion pictures and history
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Historischer Film
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472520029 |
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1472520025 |
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