{"product_id":"the-city-symphony-phenomenon-steven-jacobs-9780367459475","title":"The City Symphony Phenomenon: Cinema, Art, and Urban Modernity Between the Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the \u003ci\u003ecity symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist instead of mere decor. Combining experimental, documentary, and narrative practices, these films were marked by a high level of abstraction reminiscent of high-modernist experiments in painting and photography. Moreover, interwar city symphonies presented a highly fragmented, oftentimes kaleidoscopic sense of modern life, and they organized their urban-industrial images through rhythmic and associative montage that evoke musical structures. In this comprehensive volume, contributors consider the full 80 film corpus, from \u003cem\u003eManhatta\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBerlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt \u003c\/em\u003eto lesser-known cinematic explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367459477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367459475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Steven Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941173362943,"sku":"9780367459475","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_78391ce4-eeee-4db4-8ee5-7d5442ed8d7a.jpg?v=1681451346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-city-symphony-phenomenon-steven-jacobs-9780367459475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}