| Description |
viii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Literary antecedents of American silent film -- Houdini, Keaton, and the rise of the body -- Hart, Fairbanks, and the vitalization of landscape -- Griffith, Gish, and the narrative of the face -- The birth of the star system and the shaping of the modern self -- The transition to sound. |
| Subject |
Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Silent films. |
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United States. |
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Films muets -- États-Unis -- Histoire et critique. |
| Added Title |
Silent film and the triumph of the American myth |
| ISBN |
019514094X paperback |
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0195140931 alkaline paper |
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