The Cinema and the Origins of Literary Modernism
0
0
As an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner, Menrva Books earns from qualifying purchases. Learn more
Author Description
Modernist Writing Has Always Been Linked With Cinema. The Recent Renaissance In Early British Film Studies Has Allowed Cinema To Emerge As A Major Historical Context For Literary Practice. Treating Cinema As A Historical Rather Than An Aesthetic Influence, This Book Analyzes The Role Of Early British Film Culture In Literature, Thus Providing The First Account Of Cinema As A Cause For Modernism. Shail 's Study Draws On Little-known Sources To Create A Detailed Picture Of Cinema Following Its Second Birth As Both Institution And Medium. The Book Presents A Comprehensive Account Of How Uk-based Modernism Originated As A Consequence Of Rather Than A Conscious Aesthetic Response To This New Component Of The Cultural Landscape. Film 's New Accounts Of Language, Endeavor, Time, Collectivity And Political Change Are First Considered, Then Related To The Patterns That Comprised Modernist Texts. Authors Discussed Include Ford Madox Ford, Joseph Conrad, Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, H.d., James Joyce, Virginia Woolf And Dorothy Richardson.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the historical role of early British film culture as a primary catalyst for the emergence of literary modernism. Andrew Shail, a scholar in early British film studies, challenges the traditional view that modernism was merely an aesthetic reaction to cinema. By utilizing archival research and little-known historical sources, Shail argues that cinema functioned as a foundational institution and medium that fundamentally shaped the structural and thematic patterns of modernist writing in the United Kingdom.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Historical analysis of early British film culture as an institutional and technological medium.
- Examination of how filmic concepts of time, language, and collectivity influenced literary composition.
- Case studies of major modernist figures including James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Ezra Pound, and Joseph Conrad.
- A methodological framework that treats cinema as a historical cause rather than an aesthetic influence.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and critics recognize this work as a significant contribution to the intersection of film history and literary studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the depth of the archival research presented throughout the text.
Page Count:
253
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203126289
ISBN-13:
9780203126288
History
Cultural History
British literature
Film Studies
Literary Criticism
Modernism
