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- Book Title
- Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
- ISBN
- 9780195140941
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 6.1in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Width
- 9.2in
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 234 Pages
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Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth connects the rise of film and the rise of America as a cultural center and twentieth-century world power. Silent film, Paula Cohen reveals, allowed America to sever its literary and linguistic ties to Europe and answer the call by nineteenth-century writers like Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman for an original form of expression compatible with American strengths and weaknesses. When film finally began to talk in 1927, the medium had already done its work. It had helped translate representation into a dynamic visual form and had "Americanized" the world. Cohen explores the way film emerged as an American medium through its synthesis of three basic elements: the body, the landscape, and the face. Nineteenth-century American culture had already charged these elements with meaning--the body through vaudeville and burlesque, landscape through landscape painting and moving panoramas, and the face through portrait photography. Integrating these popular forms, silent film also developed genres that showcased each of its basic elements: the body in comedy, the landscape in the western, and the face in melodrama. At the same time, it helped produce a new idea of character, embodied in the American movie star. Cohen's book offers a fascinating new perspective on American cultural history. It shows how nineteenth-century literature can be said to anticipate twentieth-century film--how Douglas Fairbanks was, in a sense, successor to Walt Whitman. And rather than condemning the culture of celebrity and consumption that early Hollywood helped inspire, the book highlights the creative and democratic features of the silent-film ethos. Just as notable, Cohen champions the concept of the "American myth" in the wake of recent attempts to discredit it. She maintains that American silent film helped consolidate and promote a myth of possibility and self-making that continues to dominate the public imagination and stands behind the best impulses of our contemporary world.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019514094x
ISBN-13
9780195140941
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038282784
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
234 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.1in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
9.2in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.75.M37 2001
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"Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessibleaccount I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this mostremarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, itprovides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thoughtseriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power forthose who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor ofHitchcock's America, "[Cohen] sheds light on the stunning, rapid success of American films throughout the world in the silent era, and helps explain the remarkable popularity and influence of American movie stars... This work will engage and intrigue those already familiar with the genre, whether fans orscholars."--The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann,The New Republic "Why asAmericanpop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein,New York Times "Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal "Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Mythis the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor ofHitchcock's America, "[Cohen's] seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshingand convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging, and scholarly study of the Americanmyth of self-creation."--Library Journal, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic "Why as American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, New York Times "Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."-- Library Journal " Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor of Hitchcock's America, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythologyand film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic"Why as American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, New York Times"Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal"Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor of Hitchcock's America, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic"Why as American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, New York Times"Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal"Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor ofHitchcock's America"Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic"Why has American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times"Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal"Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor ofHitchcock's America"[Cohen] sheds light on the stunning, rapid success of American films throughout the world in the silent era, and helps explain the remarkable popularity and influence of American movie stars... This work will engage and intrigue those already familiar with the genre, whether fans or scholars."--The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Why has American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, The New York Times, "Much of [Cohen's] stimulating book deals with a conjunction in American history, the arrival of film around 1900 just at the right time for a vibrant national mythology to find its perfect medium.... [She] posits a strong case for a marriage made in historical heaven between this mythology and film."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic "Why as American pop culture become so dominant? One intriguing [explanation] is given [here.] Cohen...shows that the development of the silent film 'sustained the American myth and sold it to the world.'"--Edward Rothstein, New York Times "Cohen's seamless integration of seemingly disparate facts is refreshing and convincing.... A thoughtful, engaging [exploration] of the American myth of self-creation."--Library Journal "Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have never thought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor of Hitchcock's America, "Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is the most accessible account I know of the aesthetic and historical ramifications of this most remarkable of art forms. Beautifully written and imaginatively conceived, it provides a powerful introduction to the form for those who have neverthought seriously about silent films and offers a splendid evocation of their power for those who already know and love them."--Jonathan Freedman, coeditor of Hitchcock's America
Table of Content
Introduction1. Literary Antecedents of American Silent Film2. Houdini, Keaton, and the Rise of the Body3. Hart, Fairbanks, and the Vitalization of Landscape4. Griffith, Gish, and the Narrative of the Face5. The Birth of the Star System and the Shaping of the Modern Self6. The Transition to SoundEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex
Copyright Date
2001
Topic
Film / History & Criticism
Lccn
00-033655
Dewey Decimal
791.431
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts
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