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A Companion to the Historical Film

Robert A Rosenstone editor Constantin Parvulescu editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:20th Nov '15

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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
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"Overall, this work offers a serious and scholarly overview of several genres of historical film and would make a useful addition to academic collections in particular." (Reference Reviews, 1 June 2014)

"Ultimately, this important collection will prove a useful and accessible resource for researchers and pedagogues both and deserves to be a fixture in the reading lists of students of history as well as film and cultural studies. It would certainly be useful to hear what historians have to say about these analyses and how those in that discipline are coping with the idea that dramatic recreations, fictions and documentaries might be treated seriously for the theses they present on the experience and understanding of the past." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 1 March 2014)

"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." (Choice, 1 August 2013)

ISBN: 9781119169574

Dimensions: 244mm x 168mm x 23mm

Weight: 975g

592 pages