Signs and Meaning in the Cinema, New and Enlarged Edition
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Book Overview
"Without doubt, it is the best study of cinema published in English for years." --Cinema ..". a major achievement... drawing on the results of aesthetic inquiry--from Shaftesbury and Lessing to Jakobson and the formalists--in order to relate the cinema to wider areas of linguistic theory and theory of art." --Times Literary Supplement
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0253181410
ISBN13:9780253181411
Release Date:January 1973
Publisher:Indiana University Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.48 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.2" x 7.4"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This short book is one of the best books written on film criticism. It is by no means comprehensive; however, Mr. Wollen chooses his focus carefully. The book is organized around three topics: the work and theory of Sergei Eisenstein, the auteur theory, and semiology. Mr. Wollen presents a clear, concise explication of each topic, augmented with many examples from films as well as other arts. Unlike many books on theory, Mr. Wollen's ideas are not obscure, and his language does not obfuscate the subject; his are, in fact, the clearest, most readable explanations of the basics of these theories that I have ever read. That is not to say the book is simplistic, however brief it may be. For the novice, this is a first-rate introduction to some of the basic principles of film criticism. For the authority, it's a pleasant read, a refresher on some classic ideas in film.
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