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The Resource Sergei M. Eisenstein : notes for a general history of cinema, edited by Naum Kleiman & Antonio Somaini ; translations from Russian by Margo Shohl Rosen, Brinton Tench Coxe, and Natalie Ryabchikova

Sergei M. Eisenstein : notes for a general history of cinema, edited by Naum Kleiman & Antonio Somaini ; translations from Russian by Margo Shohl Rosen, Brinton Tench Coxe, and Natalie Ryabchikova

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"An iconic figure in twentieth-century cinema, Sergei M. Eisenstein directed landmark films such as Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible and authored a vast body of theoretical texts. This is the first English-language edition of his recently rediscovered notes for a 'general history of cinema.' In these, Eisenstein presents a fascinating genealogy of the media and art forms that preceded the birth of cinema and accompanied its first decades. Cinema is presented as a medium in constant flux and as heir to an expansive tradition, ranging from Dionysian mysteries to death masks and mummies, from wax museums to dioramas and panoramas, pursuing a breathtaking trajectory 'from Dionysus to television.' Eisenstein's notes are accompanied by a series of previously unpublished critical essays by internationally recognized Eisenstein scholars"--Back cover
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  • eng
  • rus
  • eng
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545 pages
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  • Foreword / Naum Kleiman
  • Cinema as "dynamic mummification," history as montage : Einstein's media archaeology / Antonio Somaini
  • Notes for a general history of cinema / Sergei M. Eisenstein
  • What renders Daumier's art so cinematic for Eisenstein? / Ada Ackerman
  • "The heritage we renounce" : Eisenstein in historio-graphy / François Albera
  • The Notes for a general history of cinema and the dialectic of the Eistensteinian image / Luka Arsenjuk
  • Act now!, or For an untimely Eistenstein / Nico Baumbach
  • Pathos and praxis (Eisenstein versus Barthes) / Georges Didi-Huberman
  • Eisenstein's absolutely wonderful, totally impossible project / Jane Gaines
  • Dynamic typicality / Abe Geil
  • Archaeology vs. paleontology : a note on Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Vinzenz Hediger
  • Point--pathos--totality / Mikhail Iampolski
  • Distant echoes / Arun Khopkar
  • "Synthesis" of the arts or "friendly cooperation" between the arts? : the general history of cinema according to Eistenstein / Pietro Montani
  • Eisenstein's mummy complex : temporality, trauma, and a distinction in Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Philip Rosen
  • Sergei Eisenstein and the Soviet models for the study of cinema, 1920s-1940s / Masha Salazkina and Natalie Ryabchikova
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9789089642837
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Sergei M. Eisenstein : notes for a general history of cinema
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Sergei M. Eisenstein
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notes for a general history of cinema
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edited by Naum Kleiman & Antonio Somaini ; translations from Russian by Margo Shohl Rosen, Brinton Tench Coxe, and Natalie Ryabchikova
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Notes for a general history of cinema
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Language
  • eng
  • rus
  • eng
Summary
"An iconic figure in twentieth-century cinema, Sergei M. Eisenstein directed landmark films such as Battleship Potemkin and Ivan the Terrible and authored a vast body of theoretical texts. This is the first English-language edition of his recently rediscovered notes for a 'general history of cinema.' In these, Eisenstein presents a fascinating genealogy of the media and art forms that preceded the birth of cinema and accompanied its first decades. Cinema is presented as a medium in constant flux and as heir to an expansive tradition, ranging from Dionysian mysteries to death masks and mummies, from wax museums to dioramas and panoramas, pursuing a breathtaking trajectory 'from Dionysus to television.' Eisenstein's notes are accompanied by a series of previously unpublished critical essays by internationally recognized Eisenstein scholars"--Back cover
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1898-1948
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Eisenstein, Sergei
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791.4302/33092
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illustrations
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index present
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Translated from the Russian
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  • PN1998.3.E34
  • PN1998.3.E34
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  • A5 2016
  • S47 2016
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non fiction
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bibliography
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1898-1948
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  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • Kleĭman, N. I.
  • Somaini, Antonio
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Film theory in media history
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  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • Motion pictures
  • Eisenstein, Sergei
  • Ėjzenštejn, Sergej M
  • Motion pictures
  • Film
  • Kino
  • Geschichte
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Sergei M. Eisenstein : notes for a general history of cinema, edited by Naum Kleiman & Antonio Somaini ; translations from Russian by Margo Shohl Rosen, Brinton Tench Coxe, and Natalie Ryabchikova
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-523) and index
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Contents
Foreword / Naum Kleiman -- Cinema as "dynamic mummification," history as montage : Einstein's media archaeology / Antonio Somaini -- Notes for a general history of cinema / Sergei M. Eisenstein -- What renders Daumier's art so cinematic for Eisenstein? / Ada Ackerman -- "The heritage we renounce" : Eisenstein in historio-graphy / François Albera -- The Notes for a general history of cinema and the dialectic of the Eistensteinian image / Luka Arsenjuk -- Act now!, or For an untimely Eistenstein / Nico Baumbach -- Pathos and praxis (Eisenstein versus Barthes) / Georges Didi-Huberman -- Eisenstein's absolutely wonderful, totally impossible project / Jane Gaines -- Dynamic typicality / Abe Geil -- Archaeology vs. paleontology : a note on Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Vinzenz Hediger -- Point--pathos--totality / Mikhail Iampolski -- Distant echoes / Arun Khopkar -- "Synthesis" of the arts or "friendly cooperation" between the arts? : the general history of cinema according to Eistenstein / Pietro Montani -- Eisenstein's mummy complex : temporality, trauma, and a distinction in Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Philip Rosen -- Sergei Eisenstein and the Soviet models for the study of cinema, 1920s-1940s / Masha Salazkina and Natalie Ryabchikova
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748349700
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25 cm.
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545 pages
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9789089642837
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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9789089648440
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illustrations
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(OCoLC)748349700
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Sergei M. Eisenstein : notes for a general history of cinema, edited by Naum Kleiman & Antonio Somaini ; translations from Russian by Margo Shohl Rosen, Brinton Tench Coxe, and Natalie Ryabchikova
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-523) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Naum Kleiman -- Cinema as "dynamic mummification," history as montage : Einstein's media archaeology / Antonio Somaini -- Notes for a general history of cinema / Sergei M. Eisenstein -- What renders Daumier's art so cinematic for Eisenstein? / Ada Ackerman -- "The heritage we renounce" : Eisenstein in historio-graphy / François Albera -- The Notes for a general history of cinema and the dialectic of the Eistensteinian image / Luka Arsenjuk -- Act now!, or For an untimely Eistenstein / Nico Baumbach -- Pathos and praxis (Eisenstein versus Barthes) / Georges Didi-Huberman -- Eisenstein's absolutely wonderful, totally impossible project / Jane Gaines -- Dynamic typicality / Abe Geil -- Archaeology vs. paleontology : a note on Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Vinzenz Hediger -- Point--pathos--totality / Mikhail Iampolski -- Distant echoes / Arun Khopkar -- "Synthesis" of the arts or "friendly cooperation" between the arts? : the general history of cinema according to Eistenstein / Pietro Montani -- Eisenstein's mummy complex : temporality, trauma, and a distinction in Eisenstein's Notes for a general history of cinema / Philip Rosen -- Sergei Eisenstein and the Soviet models for the study of cinema, 1920s-1940s / Masha Salazkina and Natalie Ryabchikova
Control code
748349700
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
545 pages
Isbn
9789089642837
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9789089648440
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)748349700

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