The Terministic Screen
Subtitle: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film
Edition: 1st Edition edition
Publisher: Southern Illinois University
Published: March 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780809324880
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Rhetoric; Philosophy; Film criticism; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book; Film & Video - General; Performing Arts / Film / General; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Motion pictures
First sentence: EVEN AS THEY OFFER INTERPRETATIONS OF PARTICULAR FILMS, cultural periods, cinematic technique, or the nature of rhetoric itself, the essays collected in The Terministic Screen: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film also address implicitly (and often explicitly) what have become common refrains in film studies: What constitutes film theory?