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This Thing of Darkness, Joan Neuberger's engrossing production history of Sergei Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible, is a major contribution to the study of Eisenstein and thus informs the history and theory of cinema and the study of Soviet culture and politics. Neuberger's ability to mine, interpret, and connect Eisenstein's voluminous, intriguingly digressive writings makes this book exceptional.- Karla Oeler, Stanford University
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsTransliteration, Translations, and CitationsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Potholed Path: Ivan in Production2. Shifts in Time: Ivan as History3. Power Personified: Ivan as Biography4. Power Projected: Ivan as Fugue5. How to Do It: Ivan as Polyphonic Montage6. The Official Reception: Ivan as Triumph and NightmareConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex