Title: Film, art, and filmart : an introduction to aesthetics through film /
Authors: Dahnke, Michael D.
Publisher: University Press of America,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Motion pictures Aesthetics; Aesthetics.; Motion pictures Philosophy; Art and motion pictures.
Abstract: "This work is a basic introduction to aesthetics and covers the major theories of art, while referring to various filmic examples to illustrate the complex ideas related to the philosophy of art. In addition, it addresses film itself as an art form, analyzes film studies, and discusses film's ambiguous cultural/artistic position."--Jacket.
Contents: Art as representation -- Art as form -- Art as expression -- Art as an institution -- Art as knowledge -- Art as freedom.