The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past by Rollins, Peter

The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231112239)

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The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past by Rollins, Peter

The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past

$50.00
The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past by Rollins, Peter

The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past

$50.00
Format: Paperback
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American history has always been an irresistible source of inspiration for filmmakers, and today, for good or ill, most Americans'sense of the past likely comes more from Hollywood than from the works of historians. In important films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Roots (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), how much is entertainment and how much is rooted in historical fact? In The Columbia Companion to American History on Film, more than seventy scholars consider the gap between history and Hollywood. They examine how filmmakers have presented and interpreted the most important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the best historians who have explored the topic.

Author: Peter Rollins
ISBN-10: 0231112238
ISBN-13: 9780231112239
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2006
Pages: 696
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.48lbs
Size: 9.64h x 6.84w x 1.44d
By Peter Rollins
By Peter Rollins
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Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and editor in chief of the scholarly journal, Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies (www.filmandhistory.org).
Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and editor in chief of the magazine Film & History (www.filmandhistory.org).

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