The Bible on silent film : : spectacle, story and scripture in the early cinema / / David J. Shepherd.
"Between the advent of motion pictures in the 1890s and the close of the 'silent' era at the end of the 1920s, many of the longest, most expensive and most watched films on both sides of the Atlantic drew upon biblical traditions. David J. Shepherd traces the evolution of the biblical...
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Shepherd, David J., 1972- The Bible on silent film : spectacle, story and scripture in the early cinema / David J. Shepherd. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. 'Like one of the prophets of old': passions and cameos; 2. 'See this great sight': spectacle and miracle; 3. 'That my wonders may be multiplied': Blackton and elaboration; 4. 'How are the mighty fallen': Feuillade and tragedy; 5. 'All the country wept aloud': Andre;ani and melodrama; 6. 'The top of it reached to heaven' - Griffith, analogy and scale; 7. 'She came close to his bed' - vamps and other leading ladies; 8. 'But Pharaoh hardened his heart': Exodus and Egypt; 9. 'The end of these wonders?': The triumph of spectacle; Afterword. "Between the advent of motion pictures in the 1890s and the close of the 'silent' era at the end of the 1920s, many of the longest, most expensive and most watched films on both sides of the Atlantic drew upon biblical traditions. David J. Shepherd traces the evolution of the biblical film through the silent era, asking why the Bible attracted early film makers, how biblical films were indebted to other interpretive traditions, and how these films were received. Drawing upon rarely seen archival footage and early landmark films of directors such as Louis Feuillade, D. W. Griffith, Michael Curtis and Cecil B. DeMille, this history treats well-known biblical subjects including Joseph, Moses, David and Jesus, along with lesser-known biblical stars such as Jael, Judith and Jephthah's daughter. This book will be of great interest to students of Biblical studies, Jewish studies and film studies"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Bible In motion pictures. Bible films History and criticism. Silent films Religious aspects. Electronic books. Print version: Shepherd, David J. Bible on silent film : spectacle, story and scripture in the early cinema. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 xii, 320 pages 9781107042605 (DLC) 2013013360 ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=1543639 Click to View |
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