Disappearing tricks : silent film, Houdini, and the new magic of the twentieth century / Matthew Solomon.
"Disappearing Tricks revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. While others have called upon magic as merely an evocative metaphor for the wonders of cinema, Matthew Solomon focuses on the work of the pro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
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| Summary: | "Disappearing Tricks revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. While others have called upon magic as merely an evocative metaphor for the wonders of cinema, Matthew Solomon focuses on the work of the professional illusionists who actually made magic with moving pictures between 1895 and 1929." --Book Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780252035104 (cloth : alk. paper) 0252035100 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780252076978 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0252076974 (pbk. : alk. paper) |