Cinematic Fictions: The Impact of the Cinema on the American Novel Up to the Second World War

by David Seed

Book Overview

The phrase 'cinematic fiction' has now been generally accepted into critical discourse, but is usually applied to post-war novels. This book asks a simple question: given their fascination with the new medium of film, did American novelists attempt to apply cinematic methods in their own writings? From its very beginnings the cinema has played a special role in defining American culture. Covering the period from the 1910s up to the Second World War,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846318122
• ISBN13: 9781846318122
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"