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Art of the Moving Picture, The by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)Author: LibriVox
"This 1922 book by poet and sometime cultural critic Vachel Lindsay might have been the first to treat the then-new medium of moving pictures as an art form, one that was potentially as rich, complex, mysterious as far older ones, and whose physical and aesthetic properties were only starting to be understood. The highlight of the book might be The Motion Picture of Fairy Splendor, which examines the relationship between film storytelling, magic, myths, legends and bedtime stories. Its discombobulating, in a good way, to read Lindsays attempts to grapple with what, precisely, cinema is. Being supposedly sophisticated 21st century people, we all feel as though we know what cinema is, and dont need to have the basics explained to us, but this is really just vanity and ignorance talking. Bottom line: You havent really, seriously thought about movies what they are, and what they can and cannot do, and become until youve read this book." (Salon.com) Language: eng Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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DEDICATION AND A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE DENVER ART ASSOCIATION
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969
