Literature and Sound Film in Mid-Century Britain

About the author

Lara Ehrenfried completed her PhD in English Literature and Visual Culture at the University of Durham in 2020. In October 2021, she took up her current post as a postdoctoral researcher at LMU Munich. Her research considers the intersections of sound, visual culture, and literature. Literature and Sound Film in Mid-Century Britain is her first monograph.

Summary

This book traces how film adjusted to the new sound technology and how literature responded to the fact that cinema could now provide a synchronized, audio-visual entertainment experience to its viewers. It reframes the relationship between cinema and literature, arguing for a 'syncing up' of text and film.

Product details

• Authors: Lara Ehrenfried, Lara (Postdoctoral Researcher Ehrenfried
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9780198950769
• ISBN: 978-0-19-895076-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Oxford Mid-Century Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Media Studies, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Literary studies: general, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism