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Autore: |
Shail Andrew <1978-, >
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Titolo: |
The cinema and the origins of literary modernism / / Andrew Shail
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Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
Disciplina: | 820.9/112 |
Soggetto topico: | Motion pictures and literature |
English literature - 20th century - History and criticism | |
Modernism (Literature) - Great Britain | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Note on Presentation; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: From 'The Cinematograph' to 'The Pictures'; 1 The Cinema of Narrative Integration, the Demise of Impressionism and the Rise of Modernism; 2 Cinema's Continuous Present and Modernist Temporality; 3 Mass Consciousness and Mass Cinema; Afterword: 'a picture feverishly turned'; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Modernist writing has always been linked with cinema. The recent renaissance in early British film studies has allowed cinema to emerge as a major historical context for literary practice. Treating cinema as a historical rather than an aesthetic influence, this book analyzes the role of early British film culture in literature, thus providing the first account of cinema as a cause for modernism. Shail's study draws on little-known sources to create a detailed picture of cinema following its 'second birth' as both institution and medium. The book presents a comprehensive |
Titolo autorizzato: | The cinema and the origins of literary modernism ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-136-45515-9 |
0-203-12628-9 | |
1-283-84267-X | |
1-136-45516-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910800040603321 |
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