Film/Genre. Rick Altman.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : British Film Institute, 1999.Description: 272p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780851707181 (hbk.) :
- 9780851707174 (pbk.) :
- 0851707173 (pbk) :
- 791.436 ALT
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 791.436 ALT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 203543 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.What's at stake in the history of literary genre theory? -- 2.What is generally understood by the notion of film genre? -- 3.Where do genres come from? -- 4.Are genres stable? -- 5.Are genres subject to redefinition? -- 6.Where are genres located? -- 7.How are genres used? -- 8.Why are genres sometimes mixed? -- 9.What roles do genres play in the viewing process? 10.What communication model is appropriate for genres? -- 11.Have genres and genre functions changed over time? -- 12.What can genres teach us about nations? -- Conclusion: A semantic/syntactic approach to film genre.
In a critiqe of major voices in the history of genre theory from Aristotle to Wittgenstein, Altman reveals the conflicting stakes for which the genre game has been played.