D.W. Griffith's Intolerance: Its Genesis and Its VisionTraces the artistic and political influences that shaped the director's vision, discusses the influences of the Progressive movement, and connects the film to the social and political climate of the early 20th century. |
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... Social Gospel Christianity The liberal theologians of the Progressive Era added to the fervor of the muckrakers and statesmen . They advanced the doctrines of the social gospel of Christianity based upon the unity of religion and social ...
... Social Gospel Christianity The liberal theologians of the Progressive Era added to the fervor of the muckrakers and statesmen . They advanced the doctrines of the social gospel of Christianity based upon the unity of religion and social ...
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... social compunction and moral uneasiness .... The spiritual force of Christianity should be turned against the materialism and mammonism of our industrial and social order.4 42 In accordance with the crusading spirit of social gospel ...
... social compunction and moral uneasiness .... The spiritual force of Christianity should be turned against the materialism and mammonism of our industrial and social order.4 42 In accordance with the crusading spirit of social gospel ...
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... social structure from a simplistic standpoint , emphasizing character over social - historic forces , Sarris ignores the literary milieu that influenced the director's method of presentation and the continuity of vision that ...
... social structure from a simplistic standpoint , emphasizing character over social - historic forces , Sarris ignores the literary milieu that influenced the director's method of presentation and the continuity of vision that ...
Contents
Narrative Structure of Intolerance | 18 |
Historical Sources | 31 |
Artistic Influences | 63 |
Copyright | |
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