Silent film and the triumph of the American myth / / Paula Marantz Cohen [[electronic resource]]
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Silent films - United States - History |
| Silent films - United States - Social aspects | |
| Popular culture - American influences | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Civilization |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Previously issued in print: 2001. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-210) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Silent film and the triumph of the American myth |
| ISBN: | 0-19-772615-1 |
| 1-280-83497-8 | |
| 0-19-534388-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818061403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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