Early film theories in Italy, 1896-1922 / edited by Francesco Casetti, with Silvio Alovisio and Luca Mazzei.
This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collec...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2017]
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| Series: | Film theory in media history.
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema. Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms. The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a?scandalous? new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (516 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 490-504) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789048527106 9048527104 9789089648556 |