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American Cinema 1890-1909 : Themes and Variations /
At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema was quickly establishing itself as a legitimate form of popular entertainment. 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 insti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema was quickly establishing itself as a legitimate form of popular entertainment. 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.? By examining the battles over patents, production, exhibition, and the reception of fil. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780813544434 |