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Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema B. Hagin

Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema By B. Hagin

Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema by B. Hagin

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Boaz Hagin carries out aphilosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking atfour major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.

Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema Summary

Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema by B. Hagin

Boaz Hagin carries out aphilosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking atfour major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.

Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema Reviews

'This highly original study is a rigorous, provocative and entertaining account of the different meanings associated with death in classical Hollywood cinema. Analyzing an impressive range of films with flair and theoretical sophistication, it shows how death becomes meaningful in art. This is an important work on Hollywood film which also helps us to understand how we incorporate the death of others into the narrative of our lives.' - Colin Davis, Professor of French, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

About B. Hagin

BOAZ HAGIN teaches at the Department of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University, Israel. His articles have appeared in Cinema Journal andCamera Obscura, among other publications.He is currently co-writing a book with Thomas Elsaesser on trauma, memory and fantasy in contemporary American cinema.

Table of Contents

TheMeaning of Death inClassical Hollywood Two Platos: Death, Truthand Knowledge Embodying the Past Melodrama and the Shaping of Desires to Come The Cult of the Dead and Powers of the False A Perpetual Present: Death and the War Film Conclusions: The End of Classical Death Notes Bibliography Index

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NPB9780230236226
9780230236226
0230236227
Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema by B. Hagin
B. Hagin
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2010-04-09
201
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