Screen Writings

Genres, Classics, and Aesthetics

Bert Cardullo author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Anthem Press

Published:1st Mar '10

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Volume 2 of 'Screen Writings' offers close readings of genre films and acknowledged film classics in an attempt to explore both the aesthetics of genre and the definition of 'classic'.

'Screen Writings: Genres, Classics, and Aesthetics' offers close readings of genre films and acknowledged film classics in an attempt to explore both the aesthetics of genre and the definition of  'classic' - as well as the changing perception of so-called classic movies over time.

'Screen Writings: Genres, Classics, and Aesthetics' offers close readings of genre films and acknowledged film classics in an attempt to explore both the aesthetics of genre and the definition of  'classic' - as well as the changing perception of so-called classic movies over time. Implicitly theoretical as much as it is unashamedly practical, this book is a model not only of film analysis, but also of the enlightened deployment of cultural studies in the service of cinema study.

ISBN: 9781843318378

Dimensions: 229mm x 153mm x 26mm

Weight: 590g

210 pages