Eloquent Gestures: The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

Eloquent Gestures

The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films

Roberta Pearson

Suggested citation:
Pearson, Roberta E. Eloquent Gestures: The Transformation of Performance Style in the Griffith Biograph Films. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1992. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft5t1nb3jp/

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Acknowledgments

1— Introduction
2— The Theatrical Heritage
3— The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films
4— Performance Style and the Interaction of Signifying Practices
5— D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
6— Henry B. Walthall
7— Trade Press Discourse
8— Conclusion

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