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The Major Realist Film Theorists : a Critical Anthology by Ian Aitken (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book explores the ideas of four ‘major realist film theorists’: John Grierson, André Bazin, Georg Lukács and Siegfried Kracauer. Each of these figures has three chapters each devoted to themselves. In addition, an extensive introduction of some 18,000 words, written by Ian Aitken, provides a general over view of the subject of cinematic realism, and attempts to develop a new model of cinematic realism in relation to various philosophical positions. In this critical anthology – the first collection to address the work of these four theorists in one volume – a wide range of international scholars explore the interconnections between the ideas of these theorists and help generate new understandings of this important field, reviving interest in these figures in the process. Challenging preconceptions about ‘classical’ film theory and the nature of realist representation, this invaluable collection helps to return the realist paradigm to the forefront of academic enquiry.

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Author

Ian Aitken (editor)

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781474425964

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humour