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Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema: Interference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema (Harvard Film Studies)

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Description for Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema: Interference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema (Harvard Film Studies) Paperback. With this book, the author provides a history of film criticism and an analysis of how critics interpret film as well as a proposal for an alternative programme of film studies. Series: Harvard Film Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.

David Bordwell’s new book is at once a history of film criticism, an analysis of how critics interpret film, and a proposal for an alternative program for film studies. It is an anatomy of film criticism meant to reset the agenda for film scholarship. As such Making Meaning should be a landmark book, a focus for debate from which future film study will evolve.

Bordwell systematically maps different strategies for interpreting films and making meaning, illustrating his points with a vast array of examples from Western film criticism. Following an introductory chapter that sets out the terms and scope ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Film Studies
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674543362
SKU
V9780674543362
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About David Bordwell
David Bordwell is Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Reviews for Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema: Interference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema (Harvard Film Studies)
It’s hard to avoid superlatives when talking about David Bordwell’s work. Let me simply say that here is a book which, for lucidity, breadth, erudition, and rigor, only he could have written. It addresses and analyzes interpretive practice in a way that only the most self-absorbed critic can ignore, and then only at his or her own risk.
Seymour ... Read more

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