The Encyclopedia of Early Cinema, now in a new paperback edition,
is a unique one-volume reference work which explores the first 25
years of cinema's development, from the early 1890s to the
mid-1910s. These early years of the history of cinema have lately
been the subject of resurgent interest and a growing body of
scholarship, and have come to be recognized as an extraordinarily
diverse period, when moving pictures were quite unlike the kind of
cinema that later emerged as the dominant norm. This encyclopedia
covers all aspects of scholarship on early cinema, both traditional
and revisionist. It contains articles on the technological and
industrial developments, the techniques of film production, the
actors and filmmakers of the time, and on the changing modes of
representation and narration, as well as the social and cultural
contexts within which early films circulated, including topics such
as distribution, exhibition and audience. Beyond the USA and
Europe, attention is also given to the wider international picture,
including those regions in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and South
and Central America where filmmaking may have been relatively
undeveloped but movie-going was significant. More than 950 entries
have been commissioned from internationally recognized specialists.
Alphabetically organized, the entries range in length from short
factual articles to full essays that offer clear and stimulating
discussions of the key issues, people, practices, and phenomena of
early cinema. A thematic list of entries is a useful guide through
the book, and all entries contain detailed cross-references. The
longer articles have considered suggestions for further reading,
which are complemented by a general bibliography of specialized
works on early cinema. The Encyclopedia of Early Cinema is an
invaluable and fascinating resource for students and researchers
interested in the history of cinema.
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