Hollywood and the American Historical Film
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Hollywood and the American Historical Film by Je Smyth
This definitive interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars probes the theoretical and historical contexts of films made about the American past, from silent film to the present. The book offers a fresh assessment of studio era historical filmmaking and its legacy across a range of genres.
Hollywood and the American Historical Film explores the specifics as well as the methods whereby Hollywood offers up history to its audiences..this collection brings a new complexity to its topic. These essays are consistently fascinating, and refreshing in their sophisticated approaches. * Charles Musser, Yale University, USA *
Smyth has assembled a stellar cast of authors in a comparatively rare attempt to bring together expertise in both film scholarship and American history. * Melvyn Stokes, University College London, UK *
Harbouring a wealth of authoritative scholarship, it is bound to become a fixture of university courses and a landmark in its field. * Mark Glancy, Queen Mary University of London, UK *
Smyth has assembled a stellar cast of authors in a comparatively rare attempt to bring together expertise in both film scholarship and American history. * Melvyn Stokes, University College London, UK *
Harbouring a wealth of authoritative scholarship, it is bound to become a fixture of university courses and a landmark in its field. * Mark Glancy, Queen Mary University of London, UK *
J.E. Smyth is Assistant Professor of History and Comparative American Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. She is the author of Reconstructing American Historical Cinema from Cimarron to Citizen Kane and Edna Ferber's Hollywood: American Fictions of Gender, Race and History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230230934 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230230938 |
| Title | Hollywood and the American Historical Film |
| Author | Je Smyth |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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