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Melodrama and Modernity

Early Sensational Cinema and Its Contexts

Melodrama and Modernity( )
Author: Singer, Ben
Series title:Film and Culture Ser.
ISBN:978-0-231-11328-1
Publication Date:Mar 2001
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $90.00
Book Description:

Looking back to the sensational or "blood and thunder" melodramas (e.g., The Perils of Pauline, The Hazards of Helen, etc.), Singer uncovers a fundamentally modern cultural expression, one reflecting transformations in the sensory environment of the metropolis, in the experience of capitalism, in the popular imagination of gender, and in the exploitation of the thrillin popular amusement.

Book Details
Pages:380
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Film / General
Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.215 x 9.75 x 1.033 Inches
Book Weight:1.738 Pounds



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