Melodrama and Modernity

Editorial Reviews
Review

"A fluent, precise, and excellently historicized account of the interaction between early narrative film and the processes of industrial modernization." -- Modernism/Modernity

"Singer's excellent monography Melodrama and Modernity operates firmly within this historiographic field." -- Melanie Nash, Cinema and Its Context

Review

"A challenging, alternative history... Singer's book is nothing less than sensational." -- Richard Abel, Ellis and Nelle Levitt professor of English, Drake University

Melodrama and Modernity

Melodrama and Modernity,Ben Singer,Columbia University Press,0231113293,American - Hispanic American,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Melodrama in motion pictures,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture

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