Christophe Corbin

Revisiting the French Resistance in Cinema, Literature, Bande Dessinée, and Television (1942-2012)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the fine line between fiction and history and considers how France's cultural production has contributed to shaping the image of the French Resistance. Though an examination of the lenses through which France has regarded its recent past, the book offers a key to understanding France's national psyche.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9781498582056
• ISBN-10: 1498582052
• Artikelnr.: 56257579

Autorenporträt

By Christophe Corbin

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: "The French Resistance Explained to My Grandchild" Introduction:
How Stories Make History I. A Tale of the Nation: Historical Considerations
and Early Filmic Depictions II. Muses in Arms: Poetry and Novels to Save
the "Real France" (1940-1944) III. Fictions in Defiance. Historical
Allegories or "Putting Ideas Across" (1942-1951) IV. Laughing the War Out:
Comic (Relief) in Films and Bandes Dessinées V. Dissenting Voices:
Debunking the Myth of Resistant France VI: Out of the Shadow: Invisibility
and Resurfacing of Women in Films and Novels VII. Stopping the Pendulum
Mid-Swing?: The Resistance on Television in the 2000s Conclusion:
Veneration, Suspicion, Admiration Appendix A: List of Films, Telefilms,
Novels, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels Depicting the French Resistance
Bibliography About the Author