Silent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture: Literature in Motion

Silent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture: Literature in Motion argues that the emergence of motion pictures constituted a defining moment in U.S. literary history. Author Sarah Gleeson-White discovers what happened to literary culture-both popular and higher-brow--when inserted into the spectacular world of motion pictures during the early decades of the twentieth century. How did literary culture respond to, and how was it altered by, the development of motion pictures, literature's exemplar and rival in narrative realism and enthrallment? Gleeson-White draws on extensive archival film and literary materials, and unearths a range of collaborative, cross-media expressive and industrial practices to reveal the manifold ways in which early-twentieth-century literary culture sought both to harness and temper the reach of motion pictures.

Author: Sarah Gleeson-White
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780197558065