| Description |
1 online resource (x, 154 pages .) |
| Contents |
Introduction: Lincoln in American memory -- Before the great emancipator: Lincoln before Lincoln -- Great heart: the birth of a nation -- Savior of the union: Abraham Lincoln -- Great commoner: young Mr. Lincoln -- First American: Abe Lincoln in Illinois -- Honest Abe: Sandburg's Lincoln (1974-1976) -- Anti-Lincoln: Gore Vidal's Lincoln |
| Summary |
Despite a wealth of biographical material, relatively few full-length motion pictures have taken Abraham Lincoln and his life as a primary subject. In this detailed study, Brian J. Snee provides a sweeping overview of the cinematic representations of the sixteenth president from the silent era up to Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- In motion pictures
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| SUBJECT |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
| Subject |
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Motion pictures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813167800 |
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0813167809 |
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9780813167480 |
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0813167485 |
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9780813167497 |
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0813167493 |
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