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Secular magic and the moving image : mediated forms and modes of reception / Max Sexton.
Van Pelt Library PN1992.63 .S49 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sexton, Max, 1966- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures and television.
- Magic in motion pictures.
- Television.
- Physical Description:
- 178 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2018.
- Summary:
- "The convergence of film and television and the tension between the unmediated 'reality' of the moving image and the enchantment and illusion offered by magic suggests new ways of thinking about the interstices between film and television"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Magic, mediation, and television form
- Magic and entertainment
- Magic and performance
- Magic as a game
- The magic film
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Sexton, Max, 1966- author. Secular magic and the moving image
- ISBN:
- 9781501320934
- 1501320939
- OCLC:
- 1015281532
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