Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of the 1920s

by Krin Gabbard and Patrice Petro

With its sharp focus on stardom during the 1920s, Idols of Modernity reveals strong connections and dissonances in matters of storytelling and performance that can be traced both backward and forward, across Europe, Asia, and the United States, from the silent era into the emergence of sound.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813547326
• ISBN13: 9780813547329
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"