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The Terministic Screen: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film David Blakesley
The Terministic Screen: Rhetorical Perspectives on Film
David Blakesley
Examines the importance of rhetoric in the study of film and film theory. Taking on such issues as Hollywood blacklisting, fascistic aesthetics, and postmodern dialogics, this work presents fifteen critical essays that examine rhetoric's role in such films as ""The Fifth Element"", ""The Last Temptation of Christ"", and ""A Time to Kill"".
328 pages, 16 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 30, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780809328291 |
| Publishers | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 233 × 18 mm · 452 g |
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