{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-1920s-themes-and-variations-paperback-softback-9780813544854","title":"American Cinema of the 1920s; Themes and Variations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813544854","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1920s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThemes and Variations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLucy Fischer (Edited by), Angela Dalle Vacche (Contributions by), Jennifer M. Bean (Contributions by), Sumiko Higashi (Contributions by), Michael Aronson (Contributions by), Mark Anderson (Contributions by), Sara Ross (Contributions by), Gwenda Young (Contributions by), Maureen Turim (Contributions by), Marcia Landy (Contributions by), Lucy Fischer (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813544854\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 33\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.539 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This most recent volume in the Screen Decades series, which looks at American culture and American cinema decade by decade, offers ten essays on the cinema of what F. Scott Fitzgerald termed 'the jazz age.' These fresh, insightful essays spark attention on the era of emancipation, Prohibition, materialism, the arrival of radio and sound films, and, of course, bobbed hair. Recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This most recent volume in the Screen Decades series, which looks at American culture and American cinema decade by decade, offers ten essays on the cinema of what F. Scott Fitzgerald termed 'the jazz age.' These fresh, insightful essays spark attention on the era of emancipation, Prohibition, materialism, the arrival of radio and sound films, and, of course, bobbed hair. Recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Quarterly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDuring the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to \"race films\") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy.\u003cp\u003eIn ten original essays, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1920s\u003c\/i\u003e examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Timeline: The 1920s\u003cbr\u003e Introduction The Twenties and Cinema, \u003ci\u003eLucy Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1920 Movies, Margarine and Main Street, \u003ci\u003eMichael Aronson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1921 Movies and Personality, \u003ci\u003eMark Lynn Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1922 Movies and the Perilous Future, \u003ci\u003eSara Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1923 Movies and the Changing Body Of Cinema, \u003ci\u003eMarcia Landy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1924 Movies and Play, \u003ci\u003eJennifer M. Bean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1925 Movies and a Year of Change, \u003ci\u003eGwenda Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1926 Movies and Divine Stars, Defining Gender, \u003ci\u003eMaureen Turim \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1927 Movies and the New Woman as Consumer,\u003ci\u003e Sumiko Higashi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1928 Movies, Social Conformity, and Imminent Traumas, A\u003ci\u003engela Dalle Vacche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1929 Crashes and Finales, \u003ci\u003eLucy Fischer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Select Academy Awards, 1927-1929\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited and Consulted\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559291089176,"sku":"9780813544854","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-1920s-themes-and-variations-paperback-softback-9780813544854","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}