The Great War in American and British Cinema, 19181938: Art Amidst the Ashes by

Description: The Great War in American and British Cinema, 19181938 by Ryan Copping This book recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918 and 1938 in the USA and Great Britain. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918 and 1938 in the USA and Great Britain. It discusses the role that popular cinema played in forming and reflecting public opinion about the War and its political and cultural aftermath in both countries. Although the centenary has produced a wide number of studies on the memorialisation of the Great War in Britain and to a lesser degree the USA, none of them focused on audience reception in relation to the Anglo-American circulatory system of Trans-Atlantic culture. Back Cover This book recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918 and 1938 in the USA and Great Britain. It discusses the role that popular cinema played in forming and reflecting public opinion about the War and its political and cultural aftermath in both countries. Although the centenary has produced a wide number of studies on the memorialisation of the Great War in Britain and to a lesser degree the USA, none of them focused on audience reception in relation to the Anglo-American circulatory system of Trans-Atlantic culture. Author Biography Ryan Copping teaches film studies courses in the Dept. of Visual and Media Arts at Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Historical Reception Studies and the Circulatory System.- 2. The Heart of Humanity and The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse: The Just War.- 3. Laurence Stallings and the Veteran-Author.- 4. James Whale: A Britisher Who Thinks, Cinematically, Like an American.- 5. The Aftermath of All Quiet on the Western Front.- 6. Things to Come.- 7. The Universal Brotherhood. Feature Recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918-1938 in the USA and Great Britain Discusses the role that popular cinema played in both forming and reflecting public opinion about the War and its political and cultural aftermath in both countries Focuses on audience reception in relation to the Anglo-American circulatory system of Trans-Atlantic culture Details ISBN3030606732 Author Ryan Copping Short Title The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918-1938 Pages 196 Series Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 3030606732 ISBN-13 9783030606732 Format Paperback Subtitle Art Amidst the Ashes DEWEY 791.43658 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2021-11-12 UK Release Date 2021-11-12 Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Alternative 9783030606701 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 196 p. 1 illus. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133901463;

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