{"product_id":"a-companion-to-early-cinema-isbn-9781444332315","title":"A Companion to Early Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO EARLY CINEMA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This collection of essays by early cinema scholars from Europe and North America offers manifold perspectives on early cinema fiction which perfectly reflect the state of international research.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Martin Loiperdinger, Universitaet Trier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fabulous selection of first-rate articles!”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Rick Altman, University of Iowa \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the most challenging books in recent film studies: in it, early cinema is both a historical object and a contemporary presence. As in a great novel, we can retrace the adventures of the past – the films, styles, discourses, and receptions that made cinema the breakthrough reality it was in its first decades. But we can also come to appreciate how much of this reality is still present in our digital world.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Francesco Casetti, Yale University\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Companion to Early Cinema is an authoritative reference on the field of early cinema. Its 30 peer-reviewed chapters offer cutting-edge research and original perspectives on the major concerns in early cinema studies, and take an ambitious look at ideas and themes that will lead discussions about early cinema into the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding work by both established and up-and-coming scholars in early cinema, film theory, and film history, this will be the definitive volume on early cinema history for years to come and a must-have reference for all those working in the field.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolas Dulac, André Gaudreault, and Santiago Hidalgo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Early Cinema Cultures 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Culture Broth and the Froth of Cultures of So-called Early Cinema 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndré Gaudreault\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Toward a History of Peep Practice 32\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErkki Huhtamo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 “We are Here and Not Here”: Late Nineteenth-Century Stage Magic and the Roots of Cinema in the Appearance (and Disappearance) of the Virtual Image 52\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Gunning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Féerie between Stage and Screen 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrank Kessler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Théâtrophone, an Anachronistic Hybrid Experiment or One of the First Immobile Traveler Devices? 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiusy Pisano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The “Silent” Arts: Modern Pantomime and the Making of an Art Cinema in Belle Époque Paris: The Case of Georges Wague and Germaine Dulac 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTami Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Early Cinema Discourses 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 First Discourses on Film and the Construction of a “Cinematic Episteme” 121\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrançois Albera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Discourses of Art in Early Film, or, Why Not Rancière? 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRob King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Sensationalism and Early Cinema 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnemone Ligensa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 From Craft to Industry: Series and Serial Production Discourses and Practices in France 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaurent Le Forestier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Early American Film Publications: Film Consciousness, Self Consciousness 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSantiago Hidalgo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Early Cinema and Film Theory 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger Odin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Early Cinema Forms 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 A Bunch of Violets 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Brewster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Modernity Stops at Nothing: The American Chase Film and the Specter of Lynching 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan Olsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 “The Knowledge Which Comes in Pictures”: Educational Films and Early Cinema Audiences 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Motion Picture Color and Pathé-Frères: The Aesthetic Consequences of Industrialization 298\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles O ’ Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Early Cinema Presentations 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The European Fairground Cinema: (Re)defining and (Re)contextualizing the “Cinema of Attractions” 317\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Garncarz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Early Film Programs: An Overture, Five Acts, and an Interlude 334\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Abel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 “Half Real-Half Reel”: Alternation Format Stage-and-Screen Hybrids 360\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGwendolyn Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Advance Newspaper Publicity for the Vitascope and the Mass Address of Cinema ’s Reading Public 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul S. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Storefront Theater Advertising and the Evolution of the American Film Poster 398\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathryn H. Fuller-Seeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Bound by Cinematic Chains: Film and Prisons during the Early Era 420\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlison Griffiths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Early Cinema Identities 441\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Anonymity: Uncredited and Unknown in Early Cinema 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane M. Gaines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Invention of Cinematic Celebrity in the United Kingdom 460\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Shail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Film Lecturer 487\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGermain Lacasse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Richard Hoffman: A Collector’s Archive 498\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Koszarski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Early Cinema Recollections 525\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Early Films in the Age of Content; or, “Cinema of Attractions” Pursued by Digital Means 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaolo Cherchi Usai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Multiple Originals: The (Digital) Restoration and Exhibition of Early Films 550\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGiovanna Fossati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Pointing Forward, Looking Back: Reflexivity and Deixis in Early Cinema and Contemporary Installations 568\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNanna Verhoeff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Is Nothing New? Turn-of-the-Century Epistemes in Film History 587\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Elsaesser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 610\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an authoritative reference on the field of early cinema.It includes work by established and up-and-coming scholars that offers the cutting-edge research and original perspectives. Its 30 chapters are a must-have reference for those working in field.\" (\u003ci\u003eWonderpedia\u003c\/i\u003e, 19 September 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It goes without saying that it deserves to be on the library shelves of institutions where the subject forms part of the academic curriculum.\"  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the strengths of this substantial 'companion' is that it raises the issue of definition in a variety of provocative ways.\"  (\u003ci\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The essays are well researched and display a refreshing diversity of approaches. Even as the discipline of cinema and media studies turns to newer media, early cinema continues to posses a certain allure.\" (\u003ci\u003eNineteenth Century Theatre and Film\u003c\/i\u003e, Summer 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Gaudreault\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Film Studies at the Université de Montréal, where he heads the research group GRAFICS (Groupe de recherche sur l’avènement et la formation des institutions cinématographique et scénique). He is also director of the bilingual journal \u003ci\u003eCinémas\u003c\/i\u003e, published in Montreal. He has presented numerous scholarly papers and published extensively on film narration and early cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Dulac \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in Film Studies at the Université de Montréal. He has published on early cinema and turn-of-the-century popular culture in journals such as 1895 \u003ci\u003eRevue d’Histoire du Cinéma, Cinema \u0026amp; Cie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEarly Popular Visual Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSantiago Hidalgo \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in Film Studies at the Université de Montréal. He has published on early cinema, film criticism, and film historiography in Cinémas and in conference proceedings for events in Udine, Italy and Cerisy, France.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This collection of essays by early cinema scholars from Europe and North America offers manifold perspectives on early cinema fiction which perfectly reflect the state of international research.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Martin Loiperdinger, Universitaet Trier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fabulous selection of first-rate articles!”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Rick Altman, University of Iowa \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the most challenging books in recent film studies: in it, early cinema is both a historical object and a contemporary presence. As in a great novel, we can retrace the adventures of the past – the films, styles, discourses, and receptions that made cinema the breakthrough reality it was in its first decades. But we can also come to appreciate how much of this reality is still present in our digital world.”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Francesco Casetti, Yale University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Early Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative reference on the field of early cinema. Its 30 peer-reviewed chapters offer cutting-edge research and original perspectives on the major concerns in early cinema studies, and take an ambitious look at ideas and themes that will lead discussions about early cinema into the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding work by both established and up-and-coming scholars in early cinema, film theory, and film history, this will be the definitive volume on early cinema history for years to come and a must-have reference for all those working in the field.    “This collection of essays by early cinema scholars from Europe and North America offers manifold perspectives on early cinema fiction which perfectly reflect the state of international research.” - Dr. Martin Loiperdinger, Universität Trier\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fabulous selection of first-rate essays!  -Rick Altman, University of Iowa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“One of the most thought-provoking books in recent film studies: in it, early cinema is both a historical object and a contemporary presence. As in a great novel, we can retrace the adventures of the past – the films, styles, discourses, and receptions, that made cinema the breakthrough reality it was in its first decades. But we can also come to appreciate how much of this reality is still present in our digital world.” -Francesco Casetti, Yale University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988605780197,"sku":"NP9781444332315","price":63.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444332315.jpg?v=1761780943","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-early-cinema-isbn-9781444332315","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}