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The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s L. Napper

The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s By L. Napper

The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s by L. Napper


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This book discusses British cinema's representation of the Great War during the 1920s. It argues that popular cinematic representations of the war offered surviving audiences a language through which to interpret their recent experience, and traces the ways in which those interpretations changed during the decade.

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The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s: Before Journey's End by L. Napper

This book discusses British cinema's representation of the Great War during the 1920s. It argues that popular cinematic representations of the war offered surviving audiences a language through which to interpret their recent experience, and traces the ways in which those interpretations changed during the decade.

The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s Reviews

This is a well-written, well-researched book. Nappers The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s: Before Journeys End is highly recommended for graduate students and professionals in the areas of Film History, Communications and Cultural Studies. It stands on its own as an invitation to reexamine the culture of understanding interpretations of film. (Erwin F. Erhardt, III, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Issue 2, December, 2016)


About L. Napper

Lawrence Napper is Lecturer in the Film Studies department of Kings College London, UK. His previous work includes British Cinema and Middlebrow Culture in the Interwar Years.

Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Peace Days in Pictureland 1. 'In the Midst of Peace we are at War': The Film Trade in 1919 2. Battle Reconstructions and British Instructional Films 3. Remembrance and the Ambivalent Gaze 4. 'When the Boys Come Home' Bibliography Index

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NPB9780230371705
9780230371705
0230371701
The Great War in Popular British Cinema of the 1920s: Before Journey's End by L. Napper
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2015-04-20
234
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