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Word and Image in Japanese Cinema
Hardback
Main Details
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Word and Image in Japanese Cinema
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Dennis Washburn
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Edited by Carole Cavanaugh
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:420 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 241,Width 163 |
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| Category/Genre | Films and cinema |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521771825
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| Classifications | Dewey:791.43/0952 791.430952 791.430952 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
9 October 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Word and Image in Japanese Cinema examines the complex relationship between the temporal order of linguistic narrative and the spatiality of visual spectacle, a dynamic that has played an important role in much of Japanese film. The tension between the controlling order of words and the liberating fragmentation of images has been an important force that has shaped modern culture in Japan and that has also determined the evolution of its cinema. In exploring the rift between word and image, the essays in this volume clarify the cultural imperatives that Japanese cinema reflects, as well as the ways in which the dialectic of word and image has informed the understanding and critical reception of Japanese cinema in the West.
Reviews"The quality of essays is uniformlu high. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates; essential for university collections." Choice
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