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Disaster Cinema in Historical Perspective : Mediations of the Sublime / Nikita Mathias.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Film Culture in TransitionPublisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (356 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789048550005
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/6556 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.D55 M38 2020
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Starting Points -- 3. The Iconography of the Sublime -- 4. Mediating the Sublime -- 5. Cinema – A Medium of the Sublime? -- 6. Disaster Cinema. A Historical Overview -- 7. The Sublime in Disaster Cinema -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: 'Disaster Cinema in Historical Perspective: Mediations of the Sublime is a genuine and original contribution to the fields of art history and cinema studies as well as to discussions on the concept of the sublime in the field of aesthetics. It is well-organized, well-informed, and lucidly written and draws on an impressive body of empirical and theoretical materials. As importantly, it is critical and nuanced in its claims and assertions, leaving ample room for discussion and counter-argument.' (Ina Blom, University of Chicago, University of Oslo)
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9789048550005

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Starting Points -- 3. The Iconography of the Sublime -- 4. Mediating the Sublime -- 5. Cinema – A Medium of the Sublime? -- 6. Disaster Cinema. A Historical Overview -- 7. The Sublime in Disaster Cinema -- Bibliography -- Index

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'Disaster Cinema in Historical Perspective: Mediations of the Sublime is a genuine and original contribution to the fields of art history and cinema studies as well as to discussions on the concept of the sublime in the field of aesthetics. It is well-organized, well-informed, and lucidly written and draws on an impressive body of empirical and theoretical materials. As importantly, it is critical and nuanced in its claims and assertions, leaving ample room for discussion and counter-argument.' (Ina Blom, University of Chicago, University of Oslo)

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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