
The Image
Jacques Aumont(Author)
BFI Publishing
Published on 1. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
255 pages
978-0-85170-410-4 (ISBN)
Description
Images have become a source of knowledge and persuasion as powerful as the written word. And yet the image, as it manifests itself in painting, cinema, journalism, TV and photography, remains an enigmatic device. This text provides a theoretical account of the image, centred around five major questions - what does it mean to see an image? Who watches the image? How is the relationship between viewer and image regulated? How does the image "represent" the real world? Why do we classify some images as art?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
60 colour and b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 0 mm
Weight
397 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85170-410-4 (9780851704104)
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