The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema
Author:   David J. Shepherd (University of Chester)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107042605


Pages:   331
Publication Date:   14 November 2013
Format:   Hardback
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The Bible on Silent Film: Spectacle, Story and Scripture in the Early Cinema


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Author:   David J. Shepherd (University of Chester)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9781107042605


ISBN 10:   1107042607
Pages:   331
Publication Date:   14 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. 'Like one of the prophets of old': passions and cameos; 2. 'See this great sight': spectacle and miracle; 3. 'That my wonders may be multiplied': Blackton and elaboration; 4. 'How are the mighty fallen': Feuillade and tragedy; 5. 'All the country wept aloud': Andréani and melodrama; 6. 'The top of it reached to heaven' – Griffith, analogy and scale; 7. 'She came close to his bed' – vamps and other leading ladies; 8. 'But Pharaoh hardened his heart': Exodus and Egypt; 9. 'The end of these wonders?': The triumph of spectacle; Afterword.

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'A surprising and illuminating book.' The Times Literary Supplement


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David J. Shepherd is Senior Lecturer in the Theology and Religion Department at the University of Chester. He is the editor of Images of the Word: Hollywood's Bible and Beyond (2008).

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