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British Genres - Cinema and Society, 1930-1960 (Paperback) Loot Price: R2,932
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British Genres - Cinema and Society, 1930-1960 (Paperback): Marcia Landy

British Genres - Cinema and Society, 1930-1960 (Paperback)

Marcia Landy

Series: Princeton Legacy Library

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In this unprecedented survey of British cinema from the 1930s to the New Wave of the 1960s, Marcia Landy explores how cinematic representation and social history converge. Landy focuses on the genre film, a product of British mass culture often dismissed by critics as "unrealistic," showing that in England such cinema subtly dramatized unresolved cultural conflicts and was, in fact, more popular than critics have claimed. Her discussion covers hundreds of works--including historical films, films of empire, war films, melodrama, comedy, science-fiction, horror, and social problem films--and reveals their relation to changing attitudes toward class, race, national identity, sexuality, and gender. Landy begins by describing the status and value of genre theory, then provides a history of British film production that illuminates the politics and personalities connected with the major studios. In vivid accounts of the films within each genre, she analyzes styles, codes, and conventions to show how the films negotiate history, fantasy, and lived experience. Throughout Landy creates a dynamic sense of genre and of how the genres shape, not merely reflect, cultural conflicts.

Originally published in 1991.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Release date: June 2014
First published: July 2014
Authors: Marcia Landy
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 592
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-60883-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN: 0-691-60883-0
Barcode: 9780691608839

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