The Cinema and the Origins of Literary Modernism

by Andrew Shail

Book Overview

Modernist writing has always been linked with cinema. The recent renaissance in early British film studies has allowed cinema to emerge as a major historical context for literary practice. Treating cinema as a historical rather than an aesthetic influence, this book analyzes the role of early British film culture in literature, thus providing the first account of cinema as a cause for modernism.

Shail's study draws on little-known sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138794171
• ISBN13: 9781138794177
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"