The Decline of Sentiment
Author | : Lea Jacobs |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2008-04-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520237018 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520237013 |
Rating | : 4/5 (013 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Decline of Sentiment written by Lea Jacobs and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-04-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to characterise the radical shifts in taste that changed American life in the Jazz Age, Jacob documents the fims and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those considered more innovative, and looks closely at the work of Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, Monta Bell, and others.