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Cohen Paula Marantz <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Silent film and the triumph of the American myth / / Paula Marantz Cohen [[electronic resource]] |
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New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772615-1 |
1-280-83497-8 |
0-19-534388-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online. |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silent films - United States - History |
Silent films - United States - Social aspects |
Popular culture - American influences |
United States Civilization |
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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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Includes index. |
Previously issued in print: 2001. |
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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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This broad cultural study connects the rise of film to the rise of America as a cultural centre and world power in the 20th century. Cohen argues that through film, America asserted its cultural independence and forged a form of cultural oppression. |
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