Andrew Klevan

Aesthetic evaluation and film

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an in-depth, holistic examination of evaluative aesthetics and criticism and how they apply to film. Suitable for students of films studies and philosophical aesthetics, undergraduates and postgraduates, it also provides a supportive framework for academics researching or teaching in the area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781784991258
• ISBN-10: 1784991252
• Artikelnr.: 52623445

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: What is evaluative aesthetics? 1.1 The origin and
definition of aesthetics 1.2 The aesthetic attitude 1.3 Aesthetic taste 1.4
Sensory immediacy 1.5 Aesthetic pleasure 1.6 Seeking agreement 1.7
Imagination 1.8 Aesthetic appreciation 1.9 Form and style 1.10 Aesthetic
qualities 1.11 Specificity PART II: What is aesthetic criticism? 2.1
Evaluation 2.2 Understanding and interpretation 2.3 Perception 2.4
Experience 2.5 Particularity and responsiveness 2.6 Description and
analysis 2.7 Close reading 2.8 Comparison, category, and context 2.9
Intention, achievement, and skill 2.10 Evaluative criteria 2.11 Reasons,
argument, and objectivity 2.12 Subjectivity, contingency, and the
relational PART III: The aesthetic evaluation of film 3.1 Medium 3.2
Constraint 3.3 Convention 3.4 Choice and expectation 3.5 Encouraging
perceptual activity 3.6 Prominence 3.7 Pattern 3.8 Relation A note on
pedagogy Bibliography Filmography Index