Historical film has been an important genre since the earliest silents. This book lays out the key issues facing the student and film scholar: What is historical narrative? What is factual narrative? How can film represent a historical character? and What is the relation of film to memory? Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332. . 2006. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Writing History in Film
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415979242
ISBN 13: 9780415979245
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Historical film has been an important genre since the earliest silent films. The French Revolution, the American Civil War, the conquest of the New World, World War II--all have been repeatedly represented in film. But how do we distinguish between fictionalized spectacle and authentic historical representation?

Writing History in Film sets out the narratological, semiological, rhetorical, and philosophical bases for understanding how film can function as a form of historical interpretation and representation. With case studies and an interdisciplinary approach, William Guynn examines the key issues facing film students and scholars, historians, and anyone interested in how we see our historical past.

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William Guynn teaches film studies at Sonoma State University where he is a professor in the art department.

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