by Matthew Solomon · University of Illinois Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780252076978
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«Disappearing Tricks: Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century» is Matthew Solomon's paperback essay in English.
Matthew Solomon studies illusionism and silent film between 1895 and 1929: for him, magic was not a mere metaphor for the new medium but a practice that drove it. The book combines film and theatre history around Harry Houdini and Georges Méliès, and incorporates anti-spiritualism, performance before the camera, and occultism.
The first edition, published by University of Illinois Press in January 2010, consists of 196 pages and includes bibliography and index.
Recommended for those interested in film history, illusionism, and performing arts, and for followers of Houdini and Méliès.
