Americanization of history [[electronic resource] ] : conflation of time and culture in film and television / / edited by Kathleen McDonald

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43658
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures and history; Television and history - United States; Motion pictures and literature - United States; Television and literature - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: McDonaldKathleen (Kathleen A.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The past and the other in film : overviews -- pt. 2. It's American, dammit! ... isn't it? -- pt. 3. Beyond the bounds of propriety -- pt. 4. The audience's demand for sex and violence rewrites history -- pt. 5. Historicizing the present.
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays searches for how history and literature translate into filmic texts reflecting the time and place of the translation. Major motion pictures as well as television movies and series are the sites of this exploration. The opening essay surveys what films tell us it means to be set in a medieval time, while the second looks at one of the most powerful movie studios since the earliest days of movie-making, Walt Disney Studios. The second section investigates classic Ameri...
• Titolo autorizzato: Americanization of history
• ISBN: 1-283-14194-9; 1-4438-2624-3; 9786613141941
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464103203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II