Unit 2: Literature and Film at the Cross-Currents of History
Section 2.1 Approaches, Background, Theory
Begin this unit by exploring a biographical entry from an encyclopedia on Erwin Panofsky.
You can also search for more information about figures and places Panofsky and Eidsvik refer to in their articles:
- Information on Louis Daguerre inventor of the daguerrotype, can be found here.
- Check the American Memory Project pages on Vaudeville and early American theatre.
To better appreciate Panofsky and Eidsvik's comments on film, you might learn more about early filmmaking and filmmakers as well as about filmmaking in the 1970s.
- Begin with the Smithsonian's Centennial Salute to the Cinema Exhibit on early film history.
- Procede to this remarkable site on Early Cinema, featuring quick time clips.
- Great Films of the 1920s offers an excellent introduction to early film, its conventions, directors, and stars.
- The Silent Movie Page links to information on silent films.
- The Palace provides information on filmmaking throughout its history.
- Search the World Wide Web for information on American filmmakers like Altman, Scorcese, Coppola, and others.
Biplane 1919, Glenbow Archives, Canada NC–6–4336
