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Horse Opera

- The Strange History of the 1930s Singing Cowboy

About Horse Opera

Tracing the singing cowboy's roots in the performance tradition of blackface minstrelsy and its literary antecedents in novels, magazine fiction, and the novels of B M Bower, this title shows how silent cinema conventions, the developing commercial music media, and the prevailing conditions of film production shaped the 'horse opera' of the 1930s.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780252070495
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 192
  • Published:
  • April 3, 2002
  • Dimensions:
  • 153x230x13 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 316 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: November 23, 2024

Description of Horse Opera

Tracing the singing cowboy's roots in the performance tradition of blackface minstrelsy and its literary antecedents in novels, magazine fiction, and the novels of B M Bower, this title shows how silent cinema conventions, the developing commercial music media, and the prevailing conditions of film production shaped the 'horse opera' of the 1930s.

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