Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
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Biography and History in Film
Author: Thomas S. Freeman
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3319894080
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The essays in this volume seek to analyze biographical films as representations of historical individuals and the times in which they lived. To do this, contributors examine the context in which certain biographical films were made, including the state of knowledge about their subjects at that moment, and what these films reveal about the values and purposes of those who created them. This is an original approach to biographical (as opposed to historical) films and one that has so far played little part in the growing literature on historical films. The films discussed here date from the 1920s to the 2010s, and deal with males and females in periods ranging from the Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century. In the process, the book discusses how biographical films reflect changing attitudes towards issues such as race, gender and sexuality, and examines the influence of these films on popular perceptions of the past. The introduction analyses the nature of biographical films as a genre: it compares and contrasts the nature of biography on film with written biographies, and considers their relationship with the discipline of history. As the first collection of essays on this popular but understudied genre, this book will be of interest to historians as well as those in film and cultural studies.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3319894080
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The essays in this volume seek to analyze biographical films as representations of historical individuals and the times in which they lived. To do this, contributors examine the context in which certain biographical films were made, including the state of knowledge about their subjects at that moment, and what these films reveal about the values and purposes of those who created them. This is an original approach to biographical (as opposed to historical) films and one that has so far played little part in the growing literature on historical films. The films discussed here date from the 1920s to the 2010s, and deal with males and females in periods ranging from the Middle Ages to the end of the twentieth century. In the process, the book discusses how biographical films reflect changing attitudes towards issues such as race, gender and sexuality, and examines the influence of these films on popular perceptions of the past. The introduction analyses the nature of biographical films as a genre: it compares and contrasts the nature of biography on film with written biographies, and considers their relationship with the discipline of history. As the first collection of essays on this popular but understudied genre, this book will be of interest to historians as well as those in film and cultural studies.
The Metropolitan Sabernacle ; Its History and Work
Author: C. H. Spurgeon
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Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Bismarck
Author: Jonathan Steinberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199782660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
This riveting, New York Times bestselling biography illuminates the life of Otto von Bismarck, the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture. Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's friends and foes to tell the story. What rises from these pages is a complex giant of a man: a hypochondriac with the constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who could easily shed tears, a convert to an extreme form of evangelical Protestantism who secularized schools and introduced civil divorce. Bismarck may have been in sheer ability the most intelligent man to direct a great state in modern times. His brilliance and insight dazzled his contemporaries. But all agreed there was also something demonic, diabolical, overwhelming, beyond human attributes, in Bismarck's personality. He was a kind of malign genius who, behind the various postures, concealed an ice-cold contempt for his fellow human beings and a drive to control and rule them. As one contemporary noted: "the Bismarck regime was a constant orgy of scorn and abuse of mankind, collectively and individually." In this comprehensive and expansive biography--a brilliant study in power--Jonathan Steinberg brings Bismarck to life, revealing the stark contrast between the "Iron Chancellor's" unmatched political skills and his profoundly flawed human character.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199782660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
This riveting, New York Times bestselling biography illuminates the life of Otto von Bismarck, the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture. Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's friends and foes to tell the story. What rises from these pages is a complex giant of a man: a hypochondriac with the constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who could easily shed tears, a convert to an extreme form of evangelical Protestantism who secularized schools and introduced civil divorce. Bismarck may have been in sheer ability the most intelligent man to direct a great state in modern times. His brilliance and insight dazzled his contemporaries. But all agreed there was also something demonic, diabolical, overwhelming, beyond human attributes, in Bismarck's personality. He was a kind of malign genius who, behind the various postures, concealed an ice-cold contempt for his fellow human beings and a drive to control and rule them. As one contemporary noted: "the Bismarck regime was a constant orgy of scorn and abuse of mankind, collectively and individually." In this comprehensive and expansive biography--a brilliant study in power--Jonathan Steinberg brings Bismarck to life, revealing the stark contrast between the "Iron Chancellor's" unmatched political skills and his profoundly flawed human character.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher:
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
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Humanities
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
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Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
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What is a Gospel?
Author: Charles H. Talbert
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865541856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865541856
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Biographies in the History of Physics
Author: Christian Forstner
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030485099
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030485099
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.
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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Languages : en
Pages : 92
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