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Author:

Jacobs, Lea.

Title:

The decline of sentiment : American film in the 1920s / Lea Jacobs.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xi, 358 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Motion pictures--United States--History.
Silent films--United States--History and criticism.
Melodrama in motion pictures.
Cinéma--États-Unis--Histoire.
Films muets--États-Unis--Histoire.
Mélodrame au cinéma.

Notes:

"Simpson, imprint in humanities." Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index. Includes filmography: p. 327-341.

Contents:

Toward a history of taste -- Hollywood naturalism -- Sophisticated comedy -- The male advantage story -- The seduction plot -- The romantic drama.

ISBN:

0520254570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520254572 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520237013 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520237018 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007025657

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)