Silent film and the triumph of the American myth
Introduction. 1. Literary Antecedents of American Silent Film. 2. Houdini, Keaton, and the Rise of the Body. 3. Hart, Fairbanks, and the Vitalization of Landscape. 4. Griffith, Gish, and the Narrative of the Face. 5. The Birth of the Star System and the Shaping of the Modern Self. 6. The Transition to Sound. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) : illustrations
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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