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



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Autore: Shail Andrew <1978-, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: The cinema and the origins of literary modernism / / Andrew Shail Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 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.: 9910462765303321
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Serie: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature