{"product_id":"the-bible-on-silent-film-spectacle-story-and-scripture-in-the-early-cinema-hardback-9781107042605","title":"The Bible on Silent Film; Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema (Hardback) 9781107042605","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bible on Silent Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscovers how the Bible was represented in cinema from the beginnings up until the end of the 'silent' era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid J. Shepherd (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107042605, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e331 pages, 42 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.67 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'A surprising and illuminating book.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBetween the advent of motion pictures in the 1890s and the close of the 'silent' era at the end of the 1920s, many of the longest, most expensive and most watched films on both sides of the Atlantic drew upon biblical traditions. David J. Shepherd traces the evolution of the biblical film through the silent era, asking why the Bible attracted early film makers, how biblical films were indebted to other interpretive traditions, and how these films were received. Drawing upon rarely seen archival footage and early landmark films of directors such as Louis Feuillade, D. W. Griffith, Michael Curtis and Cecil B. DeMille, this history treats well-known biblical subjects including Joseph, Moses, David and Jesus, along with lesser-known biblical stars such as Jael, Judith and Jephthah's daughter. This book will be of great interest to students of Biblical studies, Jewish studies and film studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'Like one of the prophets of old': passions and cameos\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'See this great sight': spectacle and miracle\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'That my wonders may be multiplied': Blackton and elaboration\u003cbr\u003e 4. 'How are the mighty fallen': Feuillade and tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'All the country wept aloud': Andréani and melodrama\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'The top of it reached to heaven' – Griffith, analogy and scale\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'She came close to his bed' – vamps and other leading ladies\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'But Pharaoh hardened his heart': Exodus and Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'The end of these wonders?': The triumph of spectacle\u003cbr\u003e Afterword.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Old Testaments [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Old Testaments\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Old%20Testaments%20%5BHRCF1%5D%22\"\u003eHRCF1\u003c\/a\u003e], Films, cinema [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Films, cinema\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Films,%20cinema%20%5BAPF%5D%22\"\u003eAPF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004726497560,"sku":"9781107042605","price":75.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107042605i_69276ba2-aa14-441e-a664-fcf5deafd18f.jpg?v=1691361554","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bible-on-silent-film-spectacle-story-and-scripture-in-the-early-cinema-hardback-9781107042605","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}