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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830647903321

Titolo

A companion to the historical film / / edited by Robert A. Rosenstone and Constantin Parvulescu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013

Chichester, West Sussex, UK : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-32268-1

1-118-32267-3

1-299-15819-6

1-118-32266-5

1-118-32264-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 575 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

PER004030

Disciplina

791.43/658

791.43658

Soggetti

Historical films - History and criticism

Motion pictures and history

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

GVRL

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. History and the medium of film -- pt. 2. Filmmakers as historians -- pt. 3. Telling lives : the biopic -- pt. 4. Cinema and the nation -- pt. 5. Wars and revolutions -- pt. 6. Premodern times -- pt. 7. Slavery and the postcolonial world.

Sommario/riassunto

"Broad in scope, this interdisciplinary collection of original scholarship on historical film features essays that explore the many facets of this expanding field and provide a platform for promising avenues of research. Offers a unique collection of cutting edge research that questions the intention behind and influence of historical film Essays range in scope from inclusive broad-ranging subjects such as political contexts, to focused assessments of individual films and auteurs Prefaced with an introductory survey of the field by its two



distinguished editors Features interdisciplinary contributions from scholars in the fields of History, Film Studies, Anthropology, and Cultural and Literary Studies "--