{"product_id":"melies-boots-9780472055586","title":"Méliès Boots","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore he became the father of cinematic special effects, George Melies (1861-1938) was a maker of deluxe French footwear, an illusionist, and a caricaturist. Proceeding from these beginnings, \u003cem\u003eMelies Boots\u003c\/em\u003e traces the full trajectory of Georges Melies’  career during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMÉliÈs Boots\u003c\/i\u003e is an extremely compelling and remarkably researched contribution to cinema studies, and it brings fresh insight to the figure of Georges MÉliÈs by situating his work deeply within the cultural and media archaeological context of his time.”\u003cbr\u003e —Colin Williamson, Rutgers University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Materializing Méliès\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Artisanal Manufacturing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Chapter 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: IncohÉrent Infrastructure, Incohérent Fashion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Chapter 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: Stretching the Caricatural Aesthetic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes to Chapter 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Modern Laughter and the Genre Méliès\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Chapter 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The New Profession of the Cinéaste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Chapter 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: Toy Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes to Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525412397399,"sku":"9780472055586","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472055586.jpg?v=1731860415","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/melies-boots-9780472055586","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}