American Culture in the 1910s (Twentieth-Century American Culture)

With the publication of this volume, Edinburgh University Press closes out its extremely successful culture history series, which writes the story of the twentieth century through the cultural and intellectual movements of each decade. The 1910s were mostly dominated by the horrors of the first modern war, but it also witnessed the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and the rise of progressive interpretations of culture and society. Mark Whalan investigates this decade through achievements in fiction and poetry; art and photography; film and vaudeville; and music, theater, and dance. He incorporates detailed commentary and directed case studies of influential texts and events and includes chronologies and bibliographies. He considers Tarzan of the Apes, The Birth of a Nation, the radical modernism of Gertrude Stein, the Provincetown Players, and jazz music's earliest recordings. A concluding chapter explores the impact of the First World War on cultural understandings of nationalism, citizenship, and propaganda.

With the publication of this volume, Edinburgh University Press closes out its extremely successful culture history series, which writes the story of the twentieth century through the cultural and intellectual movements of each decade.

The 1910s were mostly dominated by the horrors of the first modern war, but it also witnessed the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and the rise of progressive interpretations of culture and society. Mark Whalan investigates this decade through achievements in fiction and poetry; art and photography; film and vaudeville; and music, theater, and dance. He incorporates detailed commentary and directed case studies of influential texts and events and includes chronologies and bibliographies. He considers Tarzan of the Apes, The Birth of a Nation, the radical modernism of Gertrude Stein, the Provincetown Players, and jazz music's earliest recordings. A concluding chapter explores the impact of the First World War on cultural understandings of nationalism, citizenship, and propaganda.

This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United States in the 1910s, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Chapters on fiction and poetry, art and photography, film and vaudeville, and music, theatre and dance explore these developments, linking detailed commentary with focused case studies of influential texts and events. These range from Tarzan of the Apes to The Birth of a Nation, from the radical modernism of Gertrude Stein and the Provincetown Players to the earliest jazz recordings. The final chapter explores the huge impact of the First World War on cultural understandings of nationalism, citizenship and propaganda.

Key Features:

Three case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists

Detailed chronology of 1910s American Culture

Bibliographies for each chapter

Fifteen black-and-white illustrations

This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United State in the 1910s, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Chapters on fiction and poetry, art and photography, film and vaudeville, and music, theatre, and dance explore these developments, linking detailed commentary with focused case studies of influential texts and events. These range from Tarzan of the Apes to The Birth of a Nation, from the radical modernism of Gertrude Stein and the Provincetown Players to the earliest jazz recordings. A final chapter explores the huge impact of the First World War on cultural understandings of nationalism, citizenship, and propaganda.Key Features•three case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists•Detailed chronology of 1910s American Culture•Bibliographies for each chapter•Fifteen black and white illustrations Copyright 5 Contents 6 Case Studies 8 Acknowledgements 9 Chronology of 1910s American Culture 10 Introduction 24 Chapter 1 Film and Vaudeville 58 Chapter 2 Visual Art and Photography 86 Chapter 3 Fiction and Poetry 114 Chapter 4 Performance and Music 144 Chapter 5 The Great War and American Culture 176 Conclusion 204 Notes 217 Bibliography 240 Index 250 074863424X,9780748634248,0748634231,9780748634231 Edinburgh University Press 2010 This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United States in the 1910s, a decade characterized by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and progressive interpretations of culture and society