Home in Hollywood: The Imaginary Geography of Cinema by Elisabeth Bronfen (Engli

Description: Home in Hollywood by Elisabeth Bronfen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Who can forget Dorothy's quest for the great and powerful Oz as she tried to return to her beloved Kansas? She thought she needed a wizard's magic, only to discover that home — and the power to get there — had been with her all along. This engaging and provocative book proposes that Hollywood has created an imaginary cinematic geography filled with people and places we recognize and to which we are irresistibly drawn. Each viewing of a film stirs, in a very real and charismatic way, feelings of home, and the comfort of returning to films like familiar haunts is at the core of our nostalgic desire. Leading us on a journey through American film, Elisabeth Bronfen examines the different ways home is constructed in the development of cinematic narrative. Each chapter includes a close reading of such classic films as Fleming's "The Wizard of Oz," Sirk's "Imitation of Life," Burton's "Batman Returns," Hitchcock's "Rebecca," Ford's "The Searchers," and Sayles's "Lone Star." Publisher Description Who can forget Dorothys quest for the great and powerful Oz as she tried to return to her beloved Kansas? She thought she needed a wizards magic, only to discover that home-and the power to get there-had been with her all along. This engaging and provocative book proposes that Hollywood has created an imaginary cinematic geography filled with people and places we recognize and to which we are irresistibly drawn. Each viewing of a film stirs, in a very real and charismatic way, feelings of home, and the comfort of returning to films like familiar haunts is at the core of our nostalgic desire. Leading us on a journey through American film, Elisabeth Bronfen examines the different ways home is constructed in the development of cinematic narrative. Each chapter includes a close reading of such classic films as Flemings The Wizard of Oz, Sirks Imitation of Life, Burtons Batman Returns, Hitchcocks Rebecca, Fords The Searchers, and Sayless Lone Star. Author Biography Elisabeth Bronfen is professor of English at the University of Zurich. She is the author, most recently, of The Knotted Subject: Hysteria and Its Discontents and the coeditor of Feminist Consequences: Theory for a New Century (Columbia). Details ISBN 0231121768 ISBN-13 9780231121767 Title Home in Hollywood Author Elisabeth Bronfen Format Hardcover Year 2004 Pages 352 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:161835406; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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