Cinema and Radio in Britain and America, 1920–60

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Cinema and radio in Britain and America, 1920–60 charts the evolving relationship between the two principal mass media of the period. It explores, for the first time in print, the creative symbiosis that developed between the two, including regular film versions of popular radio series as well as radio versions of hit films. This fascinating volume, now available in paperback, examines specific genres (comedy and detective stories) to identify similarities and differences in their media appearances, and in particular issues arising from the nature of film as predominantly visual and radio as exclusively aural. Richards also highlights the interchange of personnel, such as Orson Welles, between the two media. Throughout the book runs the theme of comparison and contrast between the experiences of the two media in Britain and America. The book culminates with an in-depth analysis of the media appearances of three enduring mythic figures in popular culture: Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and The Scarlet Pimpernel.Students, scholars and lay enthusiasts of cinema history, cultural history and media studies will find this an accessible yet scholarly read.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-15
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Popular Culture
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781784991104

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Radio / podcasts inom Kultur
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University

Recensioner i media

A wide-ranging, informative, engagingly written, comparative media history.J.E. Smyth, University of Warwick, Twentieth Century British History, vol 23, no 3, , 01/09/2012, J.E. Smyth, University of Warwick, Twentieth Century British History, vol 23, no 3,, 1 September 2012|This fascinating book looks at the parallel histories of cinema and radion on both sides of the Atalntic . . . Lovingly researched, and illustrated with interviews with many of the creative talents involved , the book will be especially welcome to historians of cross-media interactions on both sides of the Atlantic . . . I commend 'CInema and radio' as a significant contribution to our knowledge of 20th century media history.Laurence Raw, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 2012, Laurence Raw, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television|"It will be of particular interest to historians of cross-media fertilization on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as those media historians interested in the way in which American cultural products have penetrated foreign cultures.", Laurence Raw, Baskent University (Ankara), Journal of American Culture 35.4, 1 January 2012

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Hollywood and radio: the creative nexus2. British radio and cinema: the creative tension3. Filming radio genres i) comedy4. Filming radio genres ii) detective stories5. Broadcasting films6. The radio studio as performance space7. War and politics8. The multi-media Pimpernel9. Tarzan of the airwaves10. The many voices and faces of Sherlock Holmes Index

Jeffrey Richards

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