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Cinema of the Present
Lisa Robertson
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Description for Cinema of the Present
Paperback. A twenty-five-frames-per-second look at the kinetic, cinematic self by a master poet. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
"Robertson proves hard to explain but easy to enjoy...Dauntlessly and resourcefully intellectual, Robertson can also be playful or blunt...She wields language expertly, even beautifully."--The New York Times What if the cinema of the present were a Mobius strip of language, a montage of statements and questions sutured together and gradually accumulating color? Would the seams afford a new sensibility around the pronoun "you"? Would the precise words of philosophy, fashion, books, architecture, and history animate a new vision, gestural and oblique? Is the kinetic pronoun cinema? These and other questions are answered in the new collection from acclaimed ... Read more
"Robertson proves hard to explain but easy to enjoy...Dauntlessly and resourcefully intellectual, Robertson can also be playful or blunt...She wields language expertly, even beautifully."--The New York Times What if the cinema of the present were a Mobius strip of language, a montage of statements and questions sutured together and gradually accumulating color? Would the seams afford a new sensibility around the pronoun "you"? Would the precise words of philosophy, fashion, books, architecture, and history animate a new vision, gestural and oblique? Is the kinetic pronoun cinema? These and other questions are answered in the new collection from acclaimed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781552452974
SKU
V9781552452974
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Ref
99-15
About Lisa Robertson
Lisa Robertson: Poet and essayist Lisa Robertson's book Lisa Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip (Coach House) was named one of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010, and was longlisted for the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing. Her other books include Debbie: An Epic (nominated for the Governor General's Award in Canada), The Men and The Weather (poetry) and ... Read more
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