Chaplin and American Culture by Charles J Maland
Charles Maland focuses on the cultural sources of the on-and-off, love-hate affair between Chaplin and the American public that was perhaps the stormiest in American stardom.
"A fascinating, ambitious and incisive look at American culture and at the cinematic genius"--Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review "Maland pioneers a new approach to Chaplin... Anyone interested in Chaplin must read it. And those engaged in the task of bringing to film history a new awareness of the cultural and political context of film production and reception will find this a book to think about, argue with, and learn from."--Tom Gunning, Film Quarterly "[Here is] the story behind Charlie Chaplin's rise and fall from grace in the public eye, his attempts to redeem his stardom, his twenty-year banishment from the United States, and his qualified rapprochement... [Maland] puts us in touch with those times past but also confronts us with those still-lurking societal instincts that urge a culture's killing of its prophets."--Gerard Molyneaux, Flashback
CHARLES MALAND is a Professor of Cinema Studies, American Studies and English at the University of Tennessee
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691028606 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691028605 |
| Title | Chaplin and American Culture |
| Author | Charles J Maland |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1991-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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