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The works of Shakespeare and Dante or the figures of George Washington and Moses do not often enter into popular conceptions of the silent cinema, yet, between 1907 and 1910, the Vitagraph Company frequently used such material in producing "quality" films that promulgated "respectable" culture. William Uricchio and Roberta Pearson situate these fil



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"Vitagraph, the largest of the New York studios during the early part of the century, made numerous films based in literary classics, historical events, and Biblical Lore. The authors make a convincing case that the 'Vitagraph Quality Films' series played an important role in improving the cultural status of the movies."--American Cinematographer

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Responses to Cultural Crisis: Political Domination and Hegemony17Ch. 2The Film Industry's Drive for Respectability41Ch. 3Literary Qualities: Shakespeare and Dante65Ch. 4Historical Qualities: Washington and Napoleon111Ch. 5Biblical Qualities: Moses160Conclusion195Appendix: Vitagraph's Description of the Washington and Napoleon Films201Notes205Index245

Reframing Culture The Case of the Vitagraph

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691600277, 978-0691600277
      ISBN10: 0691600279
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      Book Synopsis

      The works of Shakespeare and Dante or the figures of George Washington and Moses do not often enter into popular conceptions of the silent cinema, yet, between 1907 and 1910, the Vitagraph Company frequently used such material in producing "quality" films that promulgated "respectable" culture. William Uricchio and Roberta Pearson situate these fil



      Trade Review
      "Vitagraph, the largest of the New York studios during the early part of the century, made numerous films based in literary classics, historical events, and Biblical Lore. The authors make a convincing case that the 'Vitagraph Quality Films' series played an important role in improving the cultural status of the movies."--American Cinematographer

      Table of Contents
      List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Responses to Cultural Crisis: Political Domination and Hegemony17Ch. 2The Film Industry's Drive for Respectability41Ch. 3Literary Qualities: Shakespeare and Dante65Ch. 4Historical Qualities: Washington and Napoleon111Ch. 5Biblical Qualities: Moses160Conclusion195Appendix: Vitagraph's Description of the Washington and Napoleon Films201Notes205Index245

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