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Cecil B. DeMille, Classical Hollywood, and Modern American Mass Culture
eBook - 1910-1960
ISBN/EAN: 9783319769868
Umbreit-Nr.: 5207320
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 0 S., 4.90 MB
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 26.05.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
E-Book
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- Zusatztext
- <div><p>This book uses the long and profitable career of Cecil B. DeMille to track the evolution of Classical Hollywood and its influence on emerging mass commercial culture in the US. DeMilles success rested on how well his films presumed a broad consensus in the American publicexpressed through consumer hedonism, faith, and an exceptional national historywhich merged seamlessly with the efficient production methods developed by the largest integrated studios. DeMilles sudden mid-career shift away from spectator perversity to corporate propagandist permanently tarnished the directors historical standing among scholars, yet should not overshadow the profound links between his success and the rise and fall of mid-century mass culture.</p></div>
- Kurztext
- This book uses the long and profitable career of Cecil B. DeMille to track the evolution of Classical Hollywood and its influence on emerging mass commercial culture in the US. DeMille's success rested on how well his films presumed a broad consensus in the American public-expressed through consumer hedonism, faith, and an &quote;exceptional&quote; national history-which merged seamlessly with the efficient production methods developed by the largest integrated studios. DeMille's sudden mid-career shift away from spectator perversity to corporate propagandist permanently tarnished the director's historical standing among scholars, yet should not overshadow the profound links between his success and the rise and fall of mid-century mass culture.
- Autorenportrait
- <p><b>David Blanke</b>is Professor of History at Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi, USA. His previously published works include studies of American car culture and modern mass consumerism. He is currently at work, with Sue Matheson, on a comparative study of Hollywood legends Cecil B. DeMille and John Ford.</p>