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100			_aStubbs, Jonathan
245			_aHistorical film : _ba critical introduction / _cJonathan Stubbs
260			_aIndia _bBloomsbury Publishing _c2013
300			_a206 p.
500			_aAlthough precise definitions have not been agreed on, historical cinema tends to cut across existing genre categories and establishes an intimidatingly large group of films. In recent years, a lively body of work has developed around historical cinema, much of it proposing valuable new ways to consider the relationship between cinematic and historical representation. However, only a small proportion of this writing has paid attention to the issue of genre. In order to counter this omission, this book combines a critical analysis of the Hollywood historical film with an examination of its generic dimensions and a history of its development since the silent period. Historical Film: A Critical Introduction is concerned not simply with the formal properties of the films at hand, but also the ways in which they have been promoted, interpreted and discussed in relation to their engagement with the past.
650			_aHistorical films--United States--History and criticism.
650			_aMotion pictures and history.
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