American Cinema, 1890-1909: Themes and Variations

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813544432
• ISBN13: 9780813544434
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"