The American Civil War and the Hollywood War Film [electronic resource] /
by John Trafton.
- IX, 194 p. online resource.
The American Civil War was viscerally documented through panorama paintings, photography, and soldier testimonials, leaving behind representational principles that would later inform the development of war film genre codes. This book explores how each of these representational modes cemented different formulas for providing war stories with pathos.
9781137497024
10.1007/978-1-137-49702-4 doi
History. Communication. Motion pictures and television. Motion pictures--History. United States--History. Military history. Social sciences. History. US History. Film History. Media Studies. Film and Television Studies. History of Military. Social Sciences, general.