In this Book
- Emile Cohl, Caricature, and Film
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
This is the definitive biography of Emile Cohl (1857-1938), one of the most important pioneers of the art of the animated cartoon and an innovative contributor to popular graphic humor at a critical moment when it changed from traditional caricature to the modern comic strip. This profusely illustrated book provides not only a wealth of information on Cohl's life but also an analysis of his contribution to the development of the animation film in both France and the United States and an interpretation of how the new genre fit into the historical shift from a "primitive" to a "classical" cinema. "Beautiful in look and design, with stunning reproductions from films and newspapers, Emile Cohl, Caricature, and Film offers a biography of a figure who virtually created the European art of animation... In its theory and history, the book is one of the most important contributions to [the field of animated film]. But [it] is central for film study per se, offering a fresh, exciting look at the complicated world of early cinema."--Dana Polan, Film Quarterly
Originally published in 1990.
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Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-xvi
- List of Charts and Diagram
- pp. xvii-xviii
- Photographic Sources
- pp. xix-xx
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-xxvi
- Part 1: The "Caricaturiste"
- pp. 1-2
- 1. A Caricaturist's Life
- pp. 3-42
- 2. Art for Two Sous
- pp. 43-88
- Part 2: The "Cinématographiste"
- pp. 89-90
- 3. The Moving Image
- pp. 91-114
- 4. Cinema chez Gaumont
- pp. 115-152
- 5. Hollywood" in France and New Jersey
- pp. 153-197
- 6. The Father of the Animated Film
- pp. 198-218
- Part 3: Toward an "Incoherent Cinema"
- pp. 219-220
- 7. Graphic Humor and Early Cinema
- pp. 221-256
- 8. "Incoherent Cinema"
- pp. 257-312
- Catalogue of Films
- pp. 341-376
- Bibliography
- pp. 377-396