Jean Epstein : critical essays and new translations / edited by Sarah Keller & Jason N. Paul.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keller, Sarah (Sarah K.), editor.

Paul, Jason N., editor.

Series:

Film theory in media history.

Film theory in media history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epstein, Jean, 1897-1953--Criticism and interpretation.

Epstein, Jean.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although early film buffs may be familiar with Jean Epstein's films, including an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, not many Anglophones are acquainted with his poetic and provocative prose. Gathered in this wide-ranging collection are new translations into English of every major theoretical work on film theory Epstein ever published, as well a series of essays by other film makers and scholars of art history, French studies, and film, which provide incisive commentary and essential context for Epstein as both a director and a theoretician. As a result, Jean Epstein: Critical Essays and New Translations provides an expansive account of the artist and the man, from his beginnings as a student of biology and aspiring poet to his late film projects and posthumously published writings. By both connecting Epstein to his era and offering contemporary criticism of his films, the essays in this book demonstrate his ongoing importance in film history and theory. This collection is a timely reexamination of a filmmaker and author who has much to offer modern audiences and readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Preface / Gunning, Tom

Introduction. Jean Epstein and the Revolt of Cinema / Keller, Sarah

Essays

Epstein's Photogénie as Corporeal Vision: Inner Sensation, Queer Embodiment, and Ethics / Wall-Romana, Christophe

Novelty and Poiesis in the Early Writings of Jean Epstein / Liebman, Stuart

The Cinema of the Kaleidoscope / Kirtland, Katie

Distance is [Im]material: Epstein Versus Etna / Wild, Jennifer

"The Supremacy of the Mathematical Poem": Jean Epstein's Conceptions of Rhythm / Guido, Laurent

The "Microscope of Time": Slow Motion in Jean Epstein's Writings / Cortade, Ludovic

A Different Nature / Moore, Rachel

Cinema Seen from the Seas: Epstein and the Oceanic / Schneider, James

A Temporal Perspective: Jean Epstein's Writings on Technology and Subjectivity / Lundemo, Trond

Ultra-Modern: Jean Epstein, or Cinema "Serving the Forces of Transgression and Revolt" / Brenez, Nicole

Thoughts on Photogénie Plastique / Bullot, Érik

Translations

Introduction: Epstein's Writings

La Poésie d'aujourd'hui, un nouvel état d'intelligence (1921) / Keller, Sarah

Bonjour Cinéma (1921) / Keller, Sarah

La Lyrosophie (1922) / Kirtland, Katie

Le Cinématographe vu de l'Etna (1926) / Liebman, Stuart

L'intelligence d'une machine (1946) / Lundemo, Trond

Le Cinéma du diable (1947) / Cortade, Ludovic

Later Works / Wall-Romana, Christophe

Late Articles

Afterword: Reclaiming Jean Epstein / Abel, Richard

Filmography

Select Bibliography

Notes on Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Films and Major Writings by Jean Epstein

Index of Films

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 02 2025)

ISBN:

9786613643919

9781280666988

1280666986

9789048513840

9048513847

OCLC:

811490856

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.