Still Modernism: Photography, Literature, Film
Author:   Louise Hornby (Associate Professor of English, Associate Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780190661229


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Louise Hornby (Associate Professor of English, Associate Professor of English, University of California, Los Angeles)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.40cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780190661229


ISBN 10:   0190661224
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   26 October 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Resisting Arrest: Imagining Motion in Film and Photography Chapter 2: Stilling the Subject: From Composite to Close-Up Chapter 3: The Instant and the Series: The Pace of Stillness in Muybridge, Joyce, and Chaplin Chapter 4: Still There: Virginia Woolf's Theory of Photography Conclusion Bibliography Index

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"""An accomplished and endlessly provocative study that takes complex visual theory by way of Roland Barthes, Stanley Cavell and others, and parses it down into thoughtful case studies, Still Modernism is a triumphant, unique work on visual and textual culture that acts as a bulwark against the marching juggernaut of modernism."" -- William Carroll , Screen ""Still Modernism is an important book for those who wish to continue to reflect on the world of light, words, and stills that continues to surround us."" -- Massimo Bacigalupo, Modern Language Review"


An accomplished and endlessly provocative study that takes complex visual theory by way of Roland Barthes, Stanley Cavell and others, and parses it down into thoughtful case studies, Still Modernism is a triumphant, unique work on visual and textual culture that acts as a bulwark against the marching juggernaut of modernism. -- William Carroll , Screen Still Modernism is an important book for those who wish to continue to reflect on the world of light, words, and stills that continues to surround us. -- Massimo Bacigalupo, Modern Language Review


Still Modernism is an important book for those who wish to continue to reflect on the world of light, words, and stills that continues to surround us. * Massimo Bacigalupo, Modern Language Review *


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Louise Hornby is Assistant Professor of English at University of California, Los Angeles.

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