ISBN: 9789048527106

This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema.Looking at the responses … Meer...

This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema.Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms.The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life.; PDF; Music, Stage & Screen > Film, TV & radio > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism, Amsterdam University Press<

ISBN: 9789048527106

This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema.Looking at the responses … Meer...

This collection is the first to bring together scholars to explore the ways in which various people and groups in Italian society reacted to the advent of cinema.Looking at the responses of writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, philosophers, members of parliament, and more, the pieces collected here from that period show how Italians developed a common language to describe and discuss this invention that quickly exceeded all expectations and transcended existing categories of thought and artistic forms.The result is a close-up picture of a culture in transition, dealing with a 'scandalous' new technology that appeared poised to thoroughly change everyday life.; PDF; Music, Stage & Screen > Film, TV & radio > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism, Amsterdam University Press<

ISBN: 9789048527106

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an … Meer...

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an invention that exceeded habits and expectations, and that transcended existing forms and categories of thought? This anthology gathers for the first time a large number of social discourses that in Italy tried to define and contextualize cinema from the 1890s to 1920s. What results is an impressive picture of a culture in distress at a 'scandalous' event and eager to appropriate it for the sake of modernization. eBooks Kunst & cultuur Alle kunst & cultuur eBooks > Kunst & cultuur > Alle kunst & cultuur eBook<

ISBN: 9789048527106

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an … Meer...

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an invention that exceeded habits and expectations, and that transcended existing forms and categories of thought? This anthology gathers for the first time a large number of social discourses that in Italy tried to define and contextualize cinema from the 1890s to 1920s. What results is an impressive picture of a culture in distress at a 'scandalous' event and eager to appropriate it for the sake of modernization.... eBooks > Kunst & cultuur > Alle kunst & cultuur<

ISBN: 9789048527106

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an … Meer...

How did Italian writers, scholars, clergymen, psychologists, members of parliament, and philosophers react to the advent of cinema? How did they establish a common language to discuss an invention that exceeded habits and expectations, and that transcended existing forms and categories of thought? This anthology gathers for the first time a large number of social discourses that in Italy tried to define and contextualize cinema from the 1890s to 1920s. What results is an impressive picture of a culture in distress at a 'scandalous' event and eager to appropriate it for the sake of modernization.... eBooks > Kunst & cultuur > Alle kunst & cultuur<