Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism [electronic resource] : The Rise of Hollywood's Gods /
Williams, M.author.
Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Olympus Moves to Hollywood; Part I: Charting the Firmament; 1 Shadows of Desire: War, Youth and the Classical Vernacular; 2 Swanson Venus and Apollo Arlen: Sculpting the Star Body; Part II: Flights to Antiquity; 3 The Flight to Antiquity; 4 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) and the Idolisation of Ramon Novarro; Part III: Undying Pasts; 5 The Undying Past: Flesh and the Devil (1926); 6 'A Monument to Youth and Romance': The Death of Rudolph Valentino; Conclusion: The End of the Golden Age?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.
Communication.
Motion pictures—United States.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures and television.
Film genres.
Media Studies.
American Cinema and TV.
Film History.
Screen Studies.
Genre.