Hollywood and the Invention of England

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Hollywood and the Invention of England is written by Jonathan Stubbs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1501305859 (ISBN 10) and 9781501305856 (ISBN 13).

Drawing on new archival research into Hollywood production history and detailed analysis of individual films, Hollywood and the Invention of England examines the surprising affinity for the English past in Hollywood cinema. Stubbs asks why Hollywood filmmakers have so frequently drawn on images and narratives depicting English history, and why films of this type have resonated with audiences in America. Beginning with an overview of the cultural interaction between American film and English historical culture, the book proceeds to chart the major filmmaking cycles which characterise Hollywood's engagement with the English past from the 1930s to the present, assessing the value of English-themed films in the American film industry while also placing them in a broader historical context.