| Tudors and Stuarts on Film: Historical Perspectives 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Doran, Susan (Author), Freeman, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403940711 ISBN-13: 9781403940711 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $46.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Film can be an invaluable teaching resource. "Tudors and Stuarts on Film" provides analyses of films about the Tudor and Stuart period from leading historians. The accuracy of each film is assessed, and they are also placed within the context of the period in which they were made, and the influence they have had on popular conceptions of early modern England. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why should films be historically accurate? Why are some monarchs popular subjects in film and others virtually ignored? Leading historians analyze films set in Tudor and Stuart Britain, exploring their historical context and their accuracy. They explore the preoccupations of the filmmakers, the sources they used and each film's reception. |