{"product_id":"idols-of-modernity-movie-stars-of-the-1920s-star-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813547329","title":"Idols of Modernity Movie Stars of the 1920s Star","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its sharp focus on stardom during the 1920s, \u003ci\u003eIdols of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e reveals strong connections and dissonances in matters of storytelling and performance that can be traced both backward and forward, across Europe, Asia, and the United States, from the silent era into the emergence of sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A collection of fascinating, stellar essays on the emerging culture of celebrity during the 1920s. Highly recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Incisive, elegantly crafted essays chronicling the major figures in the first years of the star system. \u003ci\u003eIdols of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e is a rigorous, insightful, and refreshing look at the stars of the 1920s, the world in which they lived, the directors, producers and studios who shaped their public image, and the audiences who flocked to see their films.\" * Screening the Past *\u003cbr\u003e\"A collection of fascinating, stellar essays on the emerging culture of celebrity during the 1920s. Highly recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Incisive, elegantly crafted essays chronicling the major figures in the first years of the star system. \u003ci\u003eIdols of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e is a rigorous, insightful, and refreshing look at the stars of the 1920s, the world in which they lived, the directors, producers and studios who shaped their public image, and the audiences who flocked to see their films.\" * Screening the Past *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Fairbanks : king of Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e Buster Keaton : comic invention and the art of moving pictures\u003cbr\u003e The Talmadge sisters : a forgotten filmmaking dynasty\u003cbr\u003e Rudolph Valentino : Italian American\u003cbr\u003e An appetite for living : Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, and Clara Bow\u003cbr\u003e Greta Garbo : fashioning a star image\u003cbr\u003e Anna May Wong : toward Janus-faced, border-crossing, \"minor\" stardom\u003cbr\u003e Emil Jannings : translating the star\u003cbr\u003e Al Jolson : the man who changed the movies forever\u003cbr\u003e African American stardom inside and outside of Hollywood : Ernest Morrison, Noble Johnson, Evelyn Preer, and Lincoln Perry\u003cbr\u003e Marie Dressler : thief of the talkies\u003cbr\u003e In the wings","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405780296023,"sku":"9780813547329","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813547329.jpg?v=1730493590","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/idols-of-modernity-movie-stars-of-the-1920s-star-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813547329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}