{"product_id":"9781444332315","title":"A Companion to Early Cinema","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Early Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndré Gaudreault | Nicolas Dulac | Santiago Hidalgo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e– Martin Loiperdinger, Universitaet Trier \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fabulous selection of first-rate articles!”\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Rick Altman, University of Iowa \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e– Francesco Casetti, Yale University\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 July 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444332315\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e656\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379014791308,"sku":"9781444332315","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444332315.jpg?v=1780203120","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444332315","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}