In this Book
- American Cinema 1890-1909: Themes and Variations
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
summary
The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of the invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to what we now call "cinema."
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- Timeline: 1890–1909
- pp. xiii-xvii
- 1898-1899: Movies and Entrepreneurs
- pp. 66-90
- 1902-1903: Movies, Stories, and Attractions
- pp. 112-132
- 1906: Movies and Spectacle
- pp. 158-178
- 1908: Movies and Other Media
- pp. 202-224
- 1909: Movies and Progress
- pp. 225-246
- Sources For Films
- pp. 247-248
- Works Cited and Consulted
- pp. 249-253
- Contributors
- pp. 255-256
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813546445
Related ISBN(s)
9780813544427
MARC Record
OCLC
318240465
Pages
288
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No