Silent film and the triumph of the american myth connects the rise of film and the rise of america as a cultural center and twentieth century world power silent film paula cohen reveals allowed america to sever its literary and linguistic ties to europe and answer the call by nineteenth century writers like emerson thoreau and whitman for an original form of expression compatible with american strengths and weaknesses. Silent film paula cohen reveals allowed america to sever its literary and linguistic ties to europe and answer the call by nineteenth century writers like emerson thoreau and whitman for an original form of expression silent film and the triumph of the american myth connects the rise of film and the rise of america as a cultural center and . Silent films greatest value she argues is as the source of a way of seeing that powerfully informs our present lives 18 what we are primed to see in cohens view are three elements that are simultaneously the foci of silent film and the defining characteristics of the american myth. Silent film and the triumph of the american myth ebook cohen paula marantz amazonin kindle store