This original and compelling book places the body at the center of cinema's first decade of emergence and challenges the idea that for early audiences, the new medium's fascination rested on visual spectacle for its own sake. Instead, as Jonathan Auerbach argues, it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, Auerbach begins his analysis with films that reveal striking anxieties and preoccupations about persons on public display - ...
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This original and compelling book places the body at the center of cinema's first decade of emergence and challenges the idea that for early audiences, the new medium's fascination rested on visual spectacle for its own sake. Instead, as Jonathan Auerbach argues, it was the human form in motion that most profoundly shaped early cinema. Situating his discussion in a political and historical context, Auerbach begins his analysis with films that reveal striking anxieties and preoccupations about persons on public display - both exceptional figures, such as 1896 presidential candidate William McKinley, and ordinary people caught by the movie camera in their daily routines. The result is a sharp, unique, and groundbreaking way to consider the turn-of-the-twentieth-century American incarnation of cinema itself.
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Very good. No jacket. Missing dust jacket. Cover is shelf worn and slightly rubbed, but otherwise is in great condition with no other visible flaw. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
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Very Good. University of California Press, 2007; First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text also very good; minor edgewear, dust spotting to black cloth boards; ISBN sticker on rear board. No dust jacket, likely as issued From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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