Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical 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 at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film. INDICE: The Meaning of Death in Classical Hollywood Two Platos: Death, Truth and 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 andthe War Film Conclusions: The End of Classical Death Notes Bibliography Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23622-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés