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D. W. Griffith's The birth of a nation : a history of "the most controversial motion picture of all time" / Melvyn Stokes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stokes, Melvyn, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948.
- Griffith, D. W.
- Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Première in Los Angeles; 2. Thomas Dixon Jr.; 3. David Wark Griffith; 4. Making The Birth of a Nation; 5. Transforming the American Movie Audience; 6. Fighting a Vicious Film; 7. Griffith's View of History; 8. After Birth; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772366-7
- 9780195333795
- 1-281-15919-0
- 9786611159191
- 0-19-804436-4
- 1-4356-1770-3
- OCLC:
- 191027949
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