Jean Epstein: Critical Essays and New Translations

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2012

Jean Epstein

Critical Essays and New Translations

Edited by: Sarah Keller and Jason N. Paul

In the series Film Theory in Media History

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048513840

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Sarah Keller is assistant professor of English and cinema studies at Colby College, Maine. Jason N. Paul is a PhD student in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgments Open Access Download PDF	9
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	11
Preface Tom Gunning Open Access Download PDF	13
Introduction. Jean Epstein and the Revolt of Cinema Sarah Keller Open Access Download PDF	23
Essays
Epstein’s Photogénie as Corporeal Vision: Inner Sensation, Queer Embodiment, and Ethics Christophe Wall-Romana Open Access Download PDF	51
Novelty and Poiesis in the Early Writings of Jean Epstein Stuart Liebman Open Access Download PDF	73
The Cinema of the Kaleidoscope Katie Kirtland Open Access Download PDF	93
Distance is [Im]material: Epstein Versus Etna Jennifer Wild Open Access Download PDF	115
“The Supremacy of the Mathematical Poem”: Jean Epstein’s Conceptions of Rhythm Laurent Guido Open Access Download PDF	143
The “Microscope of Time”: Slow Motion in Jean Epstein’s Writings Ludovic Cortade Open Access Download PDF	161
A Different Nature Rachel Moore Open Access Download PDF	177
Cinema Seen from the Seas: Epstein and the Oceanic James Schneider Open Access Download PDF	195
A Temporal Perspective: Jean Epstein’s Writings on Technology and Subjectivity Trond Lundemo Open Access Download PDF	207
Ultra-Modern: Jean Epstein, or Cinema “Serving the Forces of Transgression and Revolt” Nicole Brenez Open Access Download PDF	227
Thoughts on Photogénie Plastique Érik Bullot Open Access Download PDF	245
Translations
Introduction: Epstein’s Writings Open Access Download PDF	265
La Poésie d’aujourd’hui, un nouvel état d’intelligence (1921) Sarah Keller Open Access Download PDF	271
Bonjour Cinéma (1921) Sarah Keller Open Access Download PDF	277
La Lyrosophie (1922) Katie Kirtland Open Access Download PDF	281
Le Cinématographe vu de l’Etna (1926) Stuart Liebman Open Access Download PDF	287
L’intelligence d’une machine (1946) Trond Lundemo Open Access Download PDF	311
Le Cinéma du diable (1947) Ludovic Cortade Open Access Download PDF	317
Later Works Christophe Wall-Romana Open Access Download PDF	329
Late Articles Open Access Download PDF	381
Afterword: Reclaiming Jean Epstein Richard Abel Open Access Download PDF	405
Filmography Open Access Download PDF	413
Select Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	419
Notes on Contributors Open Access Download PDF	427
Index of Names Open Access Download PDF	431
Index of Films and Major Writings by Jean Epstein Open Access Download PDF	437
Index of Films Open Access Download PDF	439

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 440
Illustrations
- Other: 25 halftones

eBook

Published: July 15, 2012
ISBN: 9789048513840