Translated from the Russian. "This translation is based on the text of Eisenstein's Metod/Methode, edited and commented by Oksana Bulgakowa (Berlin : Potemkin Press, 2009). Passages are taken from Volume I, p. 45-73 and Volume II, p. 435-630. This edition consists of two parts - the main text, never completed, that addresses the connections between rhythm, movement, dramatic situation, and plot (1942-1943) and an appendix with the original plan for the booka nd the initial notes for it (1932-1937)."--P. following t.p. "The manuscript is online at www.metod.info, complete with search options and commentary fuctions"--P. following t.p. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Rhythm and repetition. [Recoil and expressive movement] -- To the question of dramatic situation, plot, and character -- [On the detective novel] -- The tale of a certain Romeo and a certain Juliet -- A chapter on Dostoevsky -- The elements of form. 'A catalog' -- Die rhythmische Trommel [Rhythmic drumming] -- Afterword: Psychology of form.
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