D. W. Griffith''s the Birth of a Nation - Art, Culture and Ethics in Black and White

A volume of new chapters exploring the reputation, text and legacy of D. W. Griffith's 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. In-depth textual analyses accompany reflections on Birth's profound impact on art and film into the twenty-first century, comprising a significant contribution to discourse on the most controversial film of all time.

About the author

Jenny Barrett is Senior Lecturer in Film at Edge Hill University

Douglas Field is Professor of Twentieth Century American Literature at the University of Manchester

Ian Scott is Professor of American Film and History at the University of Manchester

Summary

A volume of new chapters exploring the reputation, text and legacy of D. W. Griffith’s 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. In-depth textual analyses accompany reflections on Birth’s profound impact on art and film into the twenty-first century, comprising a significant contribution to discourse on the most controversial film of all time. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Jenny Field Barrett
• Assisted by: Jenny Barrett (Editor), Barrett Jenny (Editor), Douglas Field (Editor), Field Douglas (Editor), Ian Scott (Editor), Scott Ian (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781526164452
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6445-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; USA, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Historical