Manly Arts: Masculinity and Nation in Early American Cinema

by David A. Gerstner

In this innovative analysis of the interconnections between nation and aesthetics in the United States during the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth, David A. Gerstner reveals the crucial role of early cinema in consolidating a masculine ideal under American capitalism. Gerstner describes how cinema came to be considered the art form of the New World and how its experimental qualities infused other artistic traditions (many associated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822337630
• ISBN13: 9780822337638
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"