John Gosling: Waging The War of the Worlds

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The 1938 Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds was a landmark in the history of entertainment, sparking public hysteria in America and a series of broadcasts around the world that elicited similar responses. This book examines all aspects of the historic broadcast in depth, including fascination with Mars, H.G. Wells' novel, Orson Welles and the making of the broadcast, initial reactions and the resulting "fog of war," anxieties underlying the panic, and the aftermath. Additional chapters look at later broadcasts in the United States, Brazil, elsewhere in Latin America, and Portugal, and address the likelihood that a similar panic could happen again. The Howard Koch original script of the 1938 The War of the Worlds radio broadcast is included.

Über den Autor

John Gosling has written many articles for British science fiction magazines and runs a highly respected War of the Worlds website ([...]-of [...].uk).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface

1. God of War: A Brief History of Mars in the Mind of Man

2. Mars Attacks: H. G. Wells Declares War

3. Orson Welles: Larger Than Life

4. Preparing to End the World: The Making of the Broadcast

5. War: 8 P.M., October 30, 1938

6. "It's Just a Radio Show": Dispatches from the Front Lines

7. The Fog of War: What Really Happened?

8. Smoke and Mirrors: Why the Panic?

9. Animosities and Rapprochements: The Aftermath of War

10. The Latin American Front: The Martians Return

11. SOS from Caratinga: Brazil Battles the Martians

12. The European Theater of Operations: Paralysis in Portugal

13. "It's Not a Meteor, Henry": The Second American Campaign

14. Mars 2, Brazil 0: The Siege of São Luís

15. Peril in Providence: The Last American Campaign

16. The Final Campaigns: Portugal 1988 and 1998

17. Remembering 1938: An American Myth

18. Envious Eyes: Could It Happen Again?

Appendix: The War of the Worlds Original Script by Howard Koch
Chapter Notes
Annotated Bibliography and Filmography (Including Radio, Audio and Television)
Recommended Research Sources
Index

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Fotografie
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Gebunden
ISBN-13:	9780786441051
ISBN-10:	0786441054
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Gosling, John Koch, Howard
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	John Gosling (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.08.2009
Gewicht:	0,474 kg