The British Horseracing Film

Representations of the 'Sport of Kings' in British Cinema
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-05179-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

This book constitutes the first full volume dedicated to an academic analysis of horseracing in British cinema. Through comprehensive contextual histories of film production and reception, together with detailed textual analysis, this book explores the aesthetic and emotive power of the enduringly popular horseracing genre, its ideologically-inflected landscape and the ways in which horse owners and riders, bookmakers and punters have been represented on British screen. The films discussed span from the 1890s to the present day and include silent shorts, quota quickies and big-budget biopics. A work of social and film history, The British Horseracing Film demonstrates how the so-called “sport of kings” functions as an accessible institutional structure through which to explore cinematic discussions about the British nation—but also, and equally, national approaches to British cinema. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glynn, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Silent Age - 1896–1926.- 3. The Golden Age - 1927-39.- 4. The Contemporary Age - 1940-present.- 5. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Glynn lectures in Film and Television at De Montfort University, UK. His previous genre studies for Palgrave include The British Football Film (2018) and The British School Film (2016).