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A Companion to the Historical Film
Robert A Rosenstone
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Description for A Companion to the Historical Film
Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Rosenstone, Robert A.; Parvulesu, Constantin. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1180.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444337242
SKU
V9781444337242
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About Robert A Rosenstone
Robert A. Rosenstone is Professor Emeritus of History at the California Institute of Technology. His recent scholarship has focused on the overlapping topics of new narrative forms and history’s relationship to the visual media. He has published a dozen books, including Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed (1975) , Mirror in the Shrine: American Encounters in Meiji Japan (1988), and ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to the Historical Film
"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 ... Read more