An exploration of the film as a more expressive and profound medium. Includes an analysis of a sound-film sequence from Alexander Nevsky. "The most instructive discussion of the film art yet put between the covers of a book" (New York...
Aesthetics
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Auteur:Eisenstein, SergeiSommaire: -
Auteur:Nietzsche, Friedrich WilhelmSommaire: - Auteur:Ramsey, RussSommaire:
Did you know Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime and that during the last three months of his life he completed an average of one painting every day?Did you know that Michelangelo's David is covered in a...
- Auteur:Pirsig, Robert M.Sommaire:
For the first time, listeners will have access to Pirsig's personal writings in this posthumous collection. Edited by Wendy Pirsig, the collection includes unpublished speeches, letters, and private notes.
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Auteur:Denman, K. L.Sommaire:Sable wears only black and has always felt that doom is near. Lacey wears pink and seeks beauty everywhere. A sadistic art teacher pairs Sable and Lacey together for their final project. The girls have to get to know one another and...
- Auteur:Thézé, Ariane, Delisle, MichaëlSommaire:
Les changements produits par les révolutions industrielle et technologique vont de plus en plus transformer le statut du corps. On ne peut manquer de constater que les créations artistiques qui utilisent des supports technologiques...
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Auteur:Tanizaki, JunʼichirōSommaire:An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under...
- Auteur:Stapleton, Rachel F., Viselli, AntonioSommaire:
Iconoclasm - the alteration, destruction, or displacement of icons - is usually considered taboo or profane. But, on occasion, the act of destroying the sacred unintentionally bestows iconic status on the desecrated object. Iconoclasm...
- Auteur:Cooper Jones, ChloéSommaire:
"Soul-stretching, breathtaking...A game-changing gift to readers." --Booklist (starred review) From Chloé Cooper Jones--Pulitzer Prize finalist, philosophy professor, Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant recipient--a...
- Auteur:Westfall, Carroll WilliamSommaire:
Professor Carroll William Westfall delves into the classical principles of Western architecture, exploring features such as ornamentation, decoration, and innovation.
- Auteur:Fancy, David, Skott-Myhre, HansSommaire:
How can we imagine a future not driven by capitalist assumptions about humans and the wider world? How are a range of contemporary artistic and popular cultural practices already providing pathways to post-capitalist futures? Authors...
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Auteur:Sommaire:This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950’s to the present time.
