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Cohen Paula Marantz <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Silent film & the triumph of the American myth [[electronic resource] /] / Paula Marantz Cohen |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-83497-8 |
0-19-534388-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silent films - United States - History and criticism |
Motion pictures - United States - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1 Literary Antecedents of American Silent Film; 2 Houdini, Keaton, and the Rise of the Body; 3 Hart, Fairbanks, and the Vitalization of Landscape; 4 Griffith, Gish, and the Narrative of the Face; 5 The Birth of the Star System and the Shaping of the Modern Self; 6 The Transition to Sound; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Introduction. 1. Literary Antecedents of American Silent Film. 2. Houdini, Keaton, and the Rise of the Body. 3. Hart, Fairbanks, and the Vitalization of Landscape. 4. Griffith, Gish, and the Narrative of the Face. 5. The Birth of the Star System and the Shaping of the Modern Self. 6. The Transition to Sound. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index |
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