Seeing Beyond: Movies, Visions, and Values (Studies in the Film Series) - Softcover
Book by Robinson, William R., Dillard, Annie, Dillard, R. H. W., Sugg, Richard P., Burke, Frank
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Some 20 years ago, literature professor Robinson argued for the "close reading" of movies as texts a method of analysis steeped in the humanities and, at the time, a refreshing mode of inquiry. This clarion call was heeded by his prot g s, and it is his and their essays that compose this compendium. Rejecting the abstractions and ideologies subjectively employed by his contemporaries, Robinson attempted to expose the foibles of other film theorists and critics and, in so doing, somehow de-legitimize them. Even in his own work, however, fuzzy precepts occasionally clutter otherwise lucid discussions. A few of the contributions in this collection seem spurious (some creative nonfiction is included), as they attempt to portray ways of "seeing beyond," or seeing the world in new ways. Moreover, the book would have benefited from an introduction clearly outlining the aesthetics Robinson espoused while demystifying this man, whom several of the contributors seem to regard as a kind of guru. Robinson's essays purport to reject "conventional" theory and are in themselves historical artifacts. Of interest to students of film theory and criticism. Jayne Plymale, Univ. of Georgia, Athens
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- PublisherGolden String Pr
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0970676816
- ISBN 13 9780970676818
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages467
- EditorSugg Richard P.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . "The movies as a revolutionary moral force." Twenty-six essays on aspects of the general topic by William R. Robinson and friends, edited by Richard P. Sugg. Index. . Studies in the Film Series Series. Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 467 pages. G1. Seller Inventory # 25552
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