D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation: A Hist... 9780195336795 by Stokes, Melvyn
US $24,83US $24,83
Do, 28. Aug, 05:19Do, 28. Aug, 05:19
Bild 1 von 1
Galerie
Bild 1 von 1
Ähnlichen Artikel verkaufen?
D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation: A Hist... 9780195336795 by Stokes, Melvyn
US $24,83
Ca.CHF 19,82
Artikelzustand:
“Used - Very Good”
Sehr gut
Buch, das nicht neu aussieht und gelesen wurde, sich aber in einem hervorragenden Zustand befindet. Der Einband weist keine offensichtlichen Beschädigungen auf. Bei gebundenen Büchern ist der Schutzumschlag vorhanden (sofern zutreffend). Alle Seiten sind vollständig vorhanden, es gibt keine zerknitterten oder eingerissenen Seiten und im Text oder im Randbereich wurden keine Unterstreichungen, Markierungen oder Notizen vorgenommen. Der Inneneinband kann minimale Gebrauchsspuren aufweisen. Minimale Gebrauchsspuren. Genauere Einzelheiten sowie eine Beschreibung eventueller Mängel entnehmen Sie bitte dem Angebot des Verkäufers.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Versand:
US $3,99 (ca. CHF 3,18) USPS Media MailTM.
Standort: Medford, New York, USA
Lieferung:
Lieferung zwischen Do, 16. Okt und Mi, 22. Okt nach 94104 bei heutigem Zahlungseingang
Rücknahme:
30 Tage Rückgabe. Käufer zahlt Rückversand. Wenn Sie ein eBay-Versandetikett verwenden, werden die Kosten dafür von Ihrer Rückerstattung abgezogen.
Zahlungen:
Sicher einkaufen
Der Verkäufer ist für dieses Angebot verantwortlich.
eBay-Artikelnr.:388783604659
Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Sehr gut
- Hinweise des Verkäufers
- “Used - Very Good”
- ISBN
- 9780195336795
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195336798
ISBN-13
9780195336795
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62394055
Product Key Features
Book Title
D. W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation : A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The Birth of a Nation is well noted for its contribution to the early aesthetics and narrative form of U.S. commercial cinema. Simultaneously, however, the film is considerably more notorious for its iconic and vile racism, and the many conflicts it stirred. Now, in a clearly argued,thoroughly researched book, Melvyn Stokes has managed to capture the people, politics and controversies surrounding the film's production and exhibition. Stokes portrays the film's writer, director and stars, as well as its eminent critics and protestors, with engaging biographic detail. And more,the author deftly inscribes Birth's twisted path through public discourse. Finally, we have a first rate book that places "the most controversial motion picture ever made" in an in-depth, historic, political and cultural context, to be enjoyed by film scholar, historian and cinema aficionadoalike."--Ed Guerrero, New York University, "Stokes succeeds wonderfully in providing readers with an engaging, insightful and comprehensive account of how D.W. Griffith created his epic film, which astonished and outraged moviegoers in 1915 and has done so ever since. While Stokes examines the film closely, the breadth of his account extends to the social and cultural currents that Griffith rode in making it, and analysis of how the film's meanings have changed over time. This is the go-to volume on a film whose cinematic and ideological legacy informs and haunts American film to this day."--Matthew Bernstein, Emory University "The Birth of a Nation is well noted for its contribution to the early aesthetics and narrative form of U.S. commercial cinema. Simultaneously, however, the film is considerably more notorious for its iconic and vile racism, and the many conflicts it stirred. Now, in a clearly argued, thoroughly researched book, Melvyn Stokes has managed to capture the people, politics and controversies surrounding the film's production and exhibition. Stokes portrays the film's writer, director and stars, as well as its eminent critics and protestors, with engaging biographic detail. And more, the author deftly inscribes Birth's twisted path through public discourse. Finally, we have a first rate book that places "the most controversial motion picture ever made" in an in-depth, historic, political and cultural context, to be enjoyed by film scholar, historian and cinema aficionado alike."--Ed Guerrero, New York University, "Written with precision, Stokes illuminates both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. By placing the film into an historic, political, and cultural framework, this tome shoud attarct film scholars, historians, and cinema enthusiasts."-- The Courier "Stokes succeeds wonderfully in providing readers with an engaging, insightful and comprehensive account of how D.W. Griffith created his epic film, which astonished and outraged moviegoers in 1915 and has done so ever since. While Stokes examines the film closely, the breadth of his account extends to the social and cultural currents that Griffith rode in making it, and analysis of how the film's meanings have changed over time. This is the go-to volume on a film whose cinematic and ideological legacy informs and haunts American film to this day."--Matthew Bernstein, Emory University " The Birth of a Nation is well noted for its contribution to the early aesthetics and narrative form of U.S. commercial cinema. Simultaneously, however, the film is considerably more notorious for its iconic and vile racism, and the many conflicts it stirred. Now, in a clearly argued, thoroughly researched book, Melvyn Stokes has managed to capture the people, politics and controversies surrounding the film's production and exhibition. Stokes portrays the film's writer, director and stars, as well as its eminent critics and protestors, with engaging biographic detail. And more, the author deftly inscribes Birth 's twisted path through public discourse. Finally, we have a first rate book that places "the most controversial motion picture ever made" in an in-depth, historic, political and cultural context, to be enjoyed by film scholar, historian and cinema aficionado alike."--Ed Guerrero, New York University, "Stokes succeeds wonderfully in providing readers with an engaging, insightful and comprehensive account of how D.W. Griffith created his epic film, which astonished and outraged moviegoers in 1915 and has done so ever since. While Stokes examines the film closely, the breadth of his accountextends to the social and cultural currents that Griffith rode in making it, and analysis of how the film's meanings have changed over time. This is the go-to volume on a film whose cinematic and ideological legacy informs and haunts American film to this day."--Matthew Bernstein, EmoryUniversity, "Written with precision, Stokes illuminates both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. By placing the film into an historic, political, and cultural framework, this tome shoud attarct film scholars, historians, and cinema enthusiasts."--The Courier"Stokes succeeds wonderfully in providing readers with an engaging, insightful and comprehensive account of how D.W. Griffith created his epic film, which astonished and outraged moviegoers in 1915 and has done so ever since. While Stokes examines the film closely, the breadth of his account extends to the social and cultural currents that Griffith rode in making it, and analysis of how the film's meanings have changed over time. This is the go-to volume on a film whose cinematic and ideological legacy informs and haunts American film to this day."--Matthew Bernstein, Emory University"The Birth of a Nation is well noted for its contribution to the early aesthetics and narrative form of U.S. commercial cinema. Simultaneously, however, the film is considerably more notorious for its iconic and vile racism, and the many conflicts it stirred. Now, in a clearly argued, thoroughly researched book, Melvyn Stokes has managed to capture the people, politics and controversies surrounding the film's production and exhibition. Stokes portrays the film's writer, director and stars, as well as its eminent critics and protestors, with engaging biographic detail. And more, the author deftly inscribes Birth's twisted path through public discourse. Finally, we have a first rate book that places "the most controversial motion picture ever made" in an in-depth, historic, political and cultural context, to be enjoyed by film scholar, historian and cinema aficionado alike."--Ed Guerrero, New York University"Melvyn Stokes excellent new study of D.W. Griffith's abidingly controversial 1915 film Birth of a Nation situates insightful readings of the film in a brilliantly conceived and densely researched historical context."--The Southern Quarterly"The depth and reach of Stokes's research reveals some true historical gems, disturbing and clear windows onto the history of racism, representation, popular culture, and social change in the twentieth-century United States." --Journal of Social History
Dewey Decimal
791.4372
Table Of Content
Introduction1. Premiere in Los Angeles2 Thomas Dixon, Jr.3. David Wark Griffith4. Making iThe Birth of a Nation/i5. Transforming the American Movie Audience6. Fighting a Vicious Film7. Griffith's View of History8. After iBirth/i9. ConclusionBibliography
Synopsis
In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie. By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith Papers, Stokes explodes many of the myths surrounding The Birth of a Nation (1915). Yet the story that remains is fascinating: the longest American film of its time, Griffith's film incorporated many new features, including the first full musical score compiled for an American film. It was distributed and advertised by pioneering methods that would quickly become standard. Through the high prices charged for admission and the fact that it was shown, at first, only in "live" theaters with orchestral accompaniment, Birth played a major role in reconfiguring the American movie audience by attracting more middle-class patrons. But if the film was a milestone in the history of cinema, it was also undeniably racist. Stokes shows that the darker side of this classic movie has its origins in the racist ideas of Thomas Dixon, Jr. and Griffith's own Kentuckian background and earlier film career. The book reveals how, as the years went by, the campaign against the film became increasingly successful. In the 1920s, for example, the NAACP exploited the fact that the new Ku Klux Klan, which used Griffith's film as a recruiting and retention tool, was not just anti-black, but also anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish, as a way to mobilize new allies in opposition to the film. This crisply written book sheds light on both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the cinema., In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground-breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie.By going back to the original archives, particularly the NAACP and D. W. Griffith Papers, Stokes explodes many of the myths surrounding The Birth of a Nation (1915). Yet the story that remains is fascinating: the longest American film of its time, Griffith's film incorporated many new features, including the first full musical score compiled for an American film. It was distributed and advertised by pioneering methods that would quickly become standard. Through the high prices charged for admission and the fact that it was shown, at first, only in "live" theaters with orchestral accompaniment, Birth played a major role in reconfiguring the American movie audience by attracting more middle-class patrons. But if the film was a milestone in the history of cinema, it was also undeniably racist. Stokes shows that the darker side of this classic movie has its origins in the racist ideas of Thomas Dixon, Jr. and Griffith's own Kentuckian background and earlier film career. The book reveals how, as the years went by, the campaign against the film became increasingly successful. In the 1920s, for example, the NAACP exploited the fact that the new Ku Klux Klan, which used Griffith's film as a recruiting and retention tool, was not just anti-black, but also anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish, as a way to mobilize new allies in opposition to the film.This crisply written book sheds light on both the film's racism and the aesthetic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the cinema., In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this aesthetically ground-breaking and yet highly controversial movie. A must-read for anyone interested in the cinema, it sheds light on both the film's racism and the artistic brilliance of Griffith's filmmaking.
Artikelbeschreibung des Verkäufers
Info zu diesem Verkäufer
Sensational Buys
99,8% positive Bewertungen•62 Tsd. Artikel verkauft
Angemeldet als gewerblicher Verkäufer
Verkäuferbewertungen (19'318)
Dieser Artikel (1)
Alle Artikel (19'318)
- 1***2 (251)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufMy book arrived in excellent shape. Really informative.
- Automatische feedback van eBay- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestelling op tijd geleverd zonder problemen
- 1***2 (251)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufMy book arrived in excellent shape. Really informative.
- Automatische feedback van eBay- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestelling op tijd geleverd zonder problemen
Noch mehr entdecken:
- Bram Stoker Belletristik-Bücher,
- Erwachsene Masters of the Universe Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Hörbücher und Hörspiele Bram Stoker,
- Masters of the Universe Jugendliche Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Masters of the Universe Jugendliche Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Erwachsene Masters of the Universe Hörbücher und Hörspiele,
- Masters of the Universe Buchreihe Hörbücher und Hörspiele auf Deutsch,
- Masters of the Universe Buchreihe Hörbücher und Hörspiele mit Kinder- & Jugendliteratur,
- Robert-A. - Heinlein-Belletristik-Bücher,
- Michael-A. - Singer-Sachbuch Bücher
Sensational Buys
99,8% positive Bewertungen•62 Tsd. Artikel verkauft
Angemeldet als gewerblicher Verkäufer
Verkäuferbewertungen (19'318)
Dieser Artikel (1)
Alle Artikel (19'318)
- 1***2 (251)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufMy book arrived in excellent shape. Really informative.
- Automatische feedback van eBay- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestelling op tijd geleverd zonder problemen
- 1***2 (251)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufMy book arrived in excellent shape. Really informative.
- Automatische feedback van eBay- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestelling op tijd geleverd zonder problemen