About this title: In this innovative analysis of the interconnections between nation and aesthetics in the United States during the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth, David A. Gerstner reveals the crucial role of early cinema in consolidating a masculine ideal under American capitalism. Gerstner describes how cinema came to be considered the art form ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 4-30-06
ISBN-13:9780822337751ISBN:0822337754
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780822337638ISBN:0822337630
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ""Manly Arts" is a fascinating, meticulously researched exploration of how ideas of masculinity and aesthetics from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s produced a particularly corporealized and male 'American' modern art and 'artist. ' David A. Gerstner brings movements in theater, art, literature, photography, and dance to bear on a ... read more
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Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. ""Manly Arts" is a fascinating, meticulously researched exploration of how ideas of masculinity and aesthetics from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s produced a particularly corporealized and male 'American' modern art and 'artist. ' David A. Gerstner brings movements in theater, art, literature, photography, and dance to bear on a variety of ... read more
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