Jonathan Stubbs is Associate Professor in the Communication Faculty at Cyprus International University.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementIntroduction: Film and the Invention of HistoryChapter One: What is Historical Cinema?Chapter Two: Detail, Authenticity and the Uses of the PastChapter Three: Hollywood Historical Cinema up to WWIIChapter Four: The Age of EpicsChapter Five: New Hollywood, New HistoriesChapter Six: Spectacle, Technology and AestheticsChapter Seven: Prestige, Education and Cultural ValueConclusion: The Role of the HistorianAnnotated Guide to Further ReadingBibliographyFilmographyIndex

At the intersection of film and history, no topic has attracted as much scholarly attention in recent years as the genre of historical film. Jonathan Stubbs’ book is not only an authoritative guide to the on-going debates about this genre, but also a major new contribution to them, demonstrating that historical films have been at the very heart of Hollywood’s operations for much of the industry’s history. The book draws on an immense amount of original research and combines wonderfully perceptive, detailed film analyses with surveys of major developments and discussions of key themes. It will be of great interest both to film scholars and to historians.

Jonathan Stubbs is Associate Professor in the Communication Faculty at Cyprus International University.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementIntroduction: Film and the Invention of HistoryChapter One: What is Historical Cinema?Chapter Two: Detail, Authenticity and the Uses of the PastChapter Three: Hollywood Historical Cinema up to WWIIChapter Four: The Age of EpicsChapter Five: New Hollywood, New HistoriesChapter Six: Spectacle, Technology and AestheticsChapter Seven: Prestige, Education and Cultural ValueConclusion: The Role of the HistorianAnnotated Guide to Further ReadingBibliographyFilmographyIndex

At the intersection of film and history, no topic has attracted as much scholarly attention in recent years as the genre of historical film. Jonathan Stubbs’ book is not only an authoritative guide to the on-going debates about this genre, but also a major new contribution to them, demonstrating that historical films have been at the very heart of Hollywood’s operations for much of the industry’s history. The book draws on an immense amount of original research and combines wonderfully perceptive, detailed film analyses with surveys of major developments and discussions of key themes. It will be of great interest both to film scholars and to historians.

Jonathan Stubbs is Associate Professor in the Communication Faculty at Cyprus International University.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementIntroduction: Film and the Invention of HistoryChapter One: What is Historical Cinema?Chapter Two: Detail, Authenticity and the Uses of the PastChapter Three: Hollywood Historical Cinema up to WWIIChapter Four: The Age of EpicsChapter Five: New Hollywood, New HistoriesChapter Six: Spectacle, Technology and AestheticsChapter Seven: Prestige, Education and Cultural ValueConclusion: The Role of the HistorianAnnotated Guide to Further ReadingBibliographyFilmographyIndex

At the intersection of film and history, no topic has attracted as much scholarly attention in recent years as the genre of historical film. Jonathan Stubbs’ book is not only an authoritative guide to the on-going debates about this genre, but also a major new contribution to them, demonstrating that historical films have been at the very heart of Hollywood’s operations for much of the industry’s history. The book draws on an immense amount of original research and combines wonderfully perceptive, detailed film analyses with surveys of major developments and discussions of key themes. It will be of great interest both to film scholars and to historians.