History and film : a tale of two disciplines /: a tale of two disciplines. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eleftheria Thanouli.
• Authors: Thanouli, Eleftheria
• Contents: Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: History and Film in Parallel Orbits; Notes; Part I Historical and Theoretical Questions; 1 The Archaeology of the Debate: Cinema and Literature as Analogies for History; Notes; 2 Media Specificity and the Analogy of the Digital; Notes; 3 The Theory and Practice of History; Hollywood and historical filmmaking; History and philosophy; Notes; Part II History on Film: Narrating and Explaining the Past; 4 The Poetics of History and the Poetics of the Historical Film; Notes 5 The Representation of History in the Fiction FilmModes of narration and historical explanations; Case Study: Th e Representation of the Second World War and the Holocaust; The Second World War; The Holocaust; A concluding note; Notes; 6 The Representation of History in the Documentary; Modes of representation7 and historical explanations; Case Study: The Representation of the Vietnam War and the Biography; The Vietnam War; Biographies; A concluding note; Notes; Conclusion: Filmic History in the Twentieth Century -- a Successful Performance of Failure; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 791.43/658; Films, cinema; Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism; Motion pictures and history; Historical films; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Motion pictures; Film theory & criticism; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism; History; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781501340802; 1501340808; 9781501340796; 1501340794
• Related ISBNs: 9781501340772; 9781501340789; 1501340786
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 18, 2018).
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