The Great Black Spider on Its Knock-Kneed Tripod: Reflections of Cinema in Early Twentieth-Century Italy

Michael Syrimis

Published by University of Toronto Press 2012

The Great Black Spider on Its Knock-Kneed Tripod

Reflections of Cinema in Early Twentieth-Century Italy

Michael Syrimis

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442698352

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The Great Black Spider on Its Knock-Kneed Tripod traces the encounter of Italy’s writers with cinema, and in doing so offers vibrant new perspectives on the country’s early twentieth-century culture.

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Syrimis Michael :

Michael Syrimis is an assistant professor in the Department of French and Italian at Tulane University.

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Michael Edwards:

‘Syrimis expresses sophisticated arguments in an elegant and straightforward style. His interdisciplinary scholarship contributes significantly to Italian Studies, but will also appeal to Cinema Studies as well as scholars interested in the intersection of technology and art in Italy.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Introduction. Reflections of Cinema and Technology in Marinetti, D’Annunzio, and Pirandello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Film Aesthetics of a ‘Heroic’ Futurism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
2. An Aesthetics of War: The (Un)Problematic Screening of Vita futurista Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
3. Velocità: Between Avant-Garde and Narrativity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
4. Forse che sì forse che no: Technological Inflections of a Decadent Text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
5. Through a ‘Futuristic’ Lens: D’Annunzio’s Cinematic Re-Visions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
6. The Humoristic Image in Pirandello’s Si gira … Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
7. Cinema as Humour: The Oltre and the Superfluo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 376
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 18
- Other: 18 b&w illustrations
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eBook

Published: September 14, 2012
ISBN: 9781442698352