Eloquent Gestures
  Acknowledgments

 collapse section1—  Introduction
 •The Purpose of the Book
 •Related Works
 •Why Griffith? Why the Transitional Period?
 •The Plan of the Book
 expand section2—  The Theatrical Heritage
 expand section3—  The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films
 expand section4—  Performance Style and the Interaction of Signifying Practices
 expand section5—  D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company
  6—  Henry B. Walthall
 expand section7—  Trade Press Discourse
  8—  Conclusion

 expand sectionNotes
  Bibliography
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