Stagestruck Filmmaker: D. W. Griffith & the American Theatre

An actor, a vaudevillian, and a dramatist before he became a filmmaker, D W Griffith used the resources of theatre to great purpose and to great ends. This title brings Griffith's process, offering insights into the racial, ethnic, class, and gender issues of these transitional decades.

About the author

David Mayer is emeritus professor in the Department of Drama, University of Manchester. He is the author and editor or coeditor of numerous publications in nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and American popular entertainment. His books include Harlequin in His Element: English Pantomine, 1806-1836 and Playing Out the Empire: "Ben-Hur" and Other Toga-plays and Films.

Summary

An actor, a vaudevillian, and a dramatist before he became a filmmaker, D W Griffith used the resources of theatre to great purpose and to great ends. This title brings Griffith's process, offering insights into the racial, ethnic, class, and gender issues of these transitional decades.

Product details

• Authors: David Mayer
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2009
• EAN: 9781587297908
• ISBN: 978-1-58729-790-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 242 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 615 g
• Series: Studies in Theatre History and Culture; Studies in Theatre History & C; Studies Theatre Hist & Culture; Studies in Theatre History and Culture; Studies in Theatre History & C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies