num_pages: 234
description: Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth is a broad cultural study that connects the rise of film to the rise of America as a cultural center and world power in the twentieth century. Cohen argues that through the medium of silent film, America was able to sever its literary andlinguistic ties to Europe, assert its cultural independence, and forge a unique form of cultural expression. Silent films drew on elements developed in popular forms of representation like photography, landscape panoramas, and vaudeville performance to create a medium that more accuratelyrepresented the American experience.
language: English
title: Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
titlecomplete: Silent Film and the Triumph of the American Myth
genres: Film, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Oxford University Press