Film Stardom and the Ancient Past
Produktnummer:
183b0e9109a890428a86e7f8f29864b913
| Autor: | Williams, Michael |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Classical Hollywood Greek gods Greta Garbo Hollywood and sculpture Hollywood and the ancient past Hollywood stars Stardom The ancient world antiquity framing the past |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 13.01.2018 |
| EAN: | 9781137390028 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 311 |
| Produktart: | Unbekannt |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Untertitel: | Idols, Artefacts and Epics |
Produktinformationen "Film Stardom and the Ancient Past"
The first major study of the use of the ancient past in the construction of Hollywood stardom after the silent eraOffers new perspectives on enduringly popular stars such as Greta Garbo and Marilyn Monroe, alongside less well-known films and stars, such as Buster Crabbe and the pre-Code comedy, Search for Beauty (1934)Provides a historically rigorous and timely study on the contemporary ancient epic, including discussion of Alexander, Troy, Immortals, and Clash of the Titans, as well as analysis of ‘divinized stardom’ in the digital domain online and in social mediaPresents exhaustive archival research and uses a variety of materials -- ranging from film texts, theory, fine art, fan-magazines, to studio production files and promotional materialsBrings together a number of fields both within Film Studies (such as cinema history, star and performance studies, set design, memory studies, genre studies), and beyond, including Art History, Classical Reception and Gender and Queer Studies
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