Cinematic Fictions: The Impact of the Cinema on the American Novel Up to the Second World War

by David Seed

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The phrase 'cinematic fiction' has now been generally accepted into critical discourse, but is usually applied to post-war novels. This book asks a simple question: given their fascination with the new medium of film, did American novelists attempt to apply cinematic methods in their own writings? From its very beginnings the cinema has played a special role in defining American culture. Covering the period from the 1910s up to the Second World War,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1846318122

ISBN13:9781846318122

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:Liverpool University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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