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Film/Genre. Rick Altman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : British Film Institute, 1999.Description: 272p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780851707181 (hbk.) :
  • 9780851707174 (pbk.) :
  • 0851707173 (pbk) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.436 ALT
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
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.

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