History on Film/Film on History
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History on Film/Film on History

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 4 Dec |Learn more

History on Film/Film on History

About this book

History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film and its role in bringing the past to life. In the third edition of this widely acclaimed text, Robert A. Rosenstone argues that to leave history films out of the discussion of the meaning of the past is to ignore a major means of understanding historical events.

This book examines what history films convey about the past and how they convey it, demonstrating the need to learn how to read and understand this new visual world and integrating detailed analysis of films such as Schindler's List, Glory, October, and Reds. Advocating for the dramatic feature as a legitimate way of doing history, this edition includes a new introduction, a revised final chapter, a new epilogue that discusses recent history films such as Selma and The Imitation Game, and an extensive and updated guide to further reading.

Examining the codes and conventions of how these films tell us about the past and providing guidance on how to effectively analyse films as historical interpretations, this book is an essential introduction to the field for students of history and film.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781138653320
eBook ISBN
9781351625685
Edition
3
Topic
History
Subtopic
Film & Video
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Preface to the series
  8. Introduction to the third edition
  9. Introduction to the second edition
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 History on film
  12. 2 To see the past
  13. 3 Mainstream drama
  14. 4 Innovative drama
  15. 5 Documentary
  16. 6 Telling lives
  17. 7 Film-maker/historian
  18. 8 Engaging the discourse
  19. 9 Film on history
  20. Epilogue: the view from 2017
  21. Guide to key reading
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index