D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation
Subtitle: A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: December 14, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780195336795
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Film theory & criticism; Films, cinema; Racism & racial discrimination; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book; The Americas; Film & Video - History & Criticism; United States - 20th Century; United States - Civil War; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Film & Video - General
Description: In this deeply researched and vividly written volume, Melvyn Stokes illuminates the origins, production, reception and continuing history of this ground breaking, aesthetically brilliant, and yet highly controversial movie landmark.