Silent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture by Sarah Gleeson-White

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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\u2014when 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\n\nSilent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture\nLiterature in Motion\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ;