Cinematic Fictions The Impact Of The Cinema On The American Novel Up To The Second World War
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781846312120
Description: This study examines American cinematic classics and also looks at some lesser-known figures such as Karl Van Vechten and Tom Kromer. The phrase cinematic fiction has now been generally accepted into critical discourse, but is usually applied to post-war novels. The 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?