Realist Film Theory and Cinema The Nineteenth-Century Lukácsian and Intuitionist Realist Traditions
| Author/creator | Aitken, Ian Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Manchester : Manchester University Press Gordonsville : Macmillan [Distributor] |
| Description | 288 p. 09.210 x 06.140 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation Realist film theory and cinema embraces studies of cinematic realism and 19th century tradition, the realist film theories of Lukács, Grierson, Bazin and Kracauer, and the relationship of realist film theory to the general field of film theory and philosophy. This is the first book to attempt a rigorous and systematic application of realist film theory to the analysis of particular films.The book suggests new ways forward for a new series of studies in cinematic realism, and for a new form of film theory based on realism. It stresses the importance of the question of realism both in film studies and in contemporary life.Aitkens work will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of film studies, literary studies, media studies, cultural studies and philosophy. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780719070006 |
| ISBN | 0719070007 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780719070006 |
| Stock number | 00023196 |