Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film

by Robert Sitton

Iris Barry (1895-1969) was a pivotal modern figure and one of the first intellectuals to treat film as an art form, appreciating its far-reaching, transformative power. Although she had the bearing of an aristocrat, she was the self-educated daughter of a brass founder and a palm-reader from the Isle of Man. An aspiring poet, Barry attracted the attention of Ezra Pound and joined a demimonde of Bloomsbury figures, including Ford Maddox Ford, T...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231165781
• ISBN13: 9780231165785
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher