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Documentary Expression and Thirties America
William Stott
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Description for Documentary Expression and Thirties America
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
"A comprehensive inquiry into the attitudes and ambitions that characterized the documentary impulse of the thirties. The subject is a large one, for it embraces (among much else) radical journalism, academic sociology, the esthetics of photography, Government relief programs, radio broadcasting, the literature of social work, the rhetoric of political persuasion, and the effect of all these on the traditional arts of literature, painting, theater and dance. The great merit of Mr. Stott's study lies precisely in its wide-ranging view of this complex terrain."—Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review
"[Scott] might be called the Aristotle of documentary. ... Read more
"A comprehensive inquiry into the attitudes and ambitions that characterized the documentary impulse of the thirties. The subject is a large one, for it embraces (among much else) radical journalism, academic sociology, the esthetics of photography, Government relief programs, radio broadcasting, the literature of social work, the rhetoric of political persuasion, and the effect of all these on the traditional arts of literature, painting, theater and dance. The great merit of Mr. Stott's study lies precisely in its wide-ranging view of this complex terrain."—Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review
"[Scott] might be called the Aristotle of documentary. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226775593
SKU
V9780226775593
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