Historical dictionary of film noir /
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Author / Creator: | Spicer, Andrew, 1953- |
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Imprint: | Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. |
Description: | 1 online resource (l, 473 p.). |
Language: | English |
Series: | Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 38 Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; no. 38. |
Subject: | Film noir -- Dictionaries. PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference. Film noir. Film noir Electronic books. Dictionaries. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403479 |
ISBN: | 9780810873780 0810873788 9780810859609 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810859602 (cloth : alk. paper) 1282521918 9781282521919 9786612521911 6612521910 |
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Digital file characteristics: | data file |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-400). English. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
Summary: | The Historical Dictionary of Film Noir is a comprehensive guide that ranges from 1940 to present day neo-noir. It consists of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, a filmography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on every aspect of film noir and neo-noir, including key films, personnel (actors, cinematographers, composers, directors, producers, set designers, and writers), themes, issues, influences, visual style, cycles of films (e.g. amnesiac noirs), the representation of the city and gender, other forms (comics/graphic novels, television, and videogames), and n. |
Other form: | Print version: Historical dictionary of film noir Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010. 9780810859609 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Standard no.: | 9786612521911 |
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