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Darwin's Screens

- Evolutionary Aesthetics, Time and Sexual Display in the Cinema

About Darwin's Screens

Addresses the major gap in film scholarship - the influence of Charles Darwin's theories on the history of the cinema. This title argues that Darwinian ideas influenced the evolution of early film genres such as horror, the detective film, science fiction, film noir and the musical.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780522857092
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • October 23, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 138x209x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 306 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: May 16, 2024

Description of Darwin's Screens

Addresses the major gap in film scholarship - the influence of Charles Darwin's theories on the history of the cinema. This title argues that Darwinian ideas influenced the evolution of early film genres such as horror, the detective film, science fiction, film noir and the musical.

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