This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of 1910s America, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Chapters on fiction and poetry; art and photography; film and vaudeville;and music, theatre, and dance explore these developments, utilising detailed commentary and focused case studies of influential texts and events ranging from Tarzan of the Apes to The Birth of a Nation, from the radical modernism of Gertrude Stein and the Provincetown Players to the earliest jazz recordings. Afinal chapter explores the huge impact of the First World War on cultural understandings of nationalism, citizenship, and propaganda.
- ISBN: 978-0-7486-3423-1
- Editorial: Edinburgh University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés