The cinema and the origins of literary modernism / / Andrew Shail

• Autore: Shail Andrew <1978-, >
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature