Knowing It When You See It
Henry James/Cinema
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2021
158 pages
978-1-4384-8278-1 (ISBN)
Description
Lively analysis of how Henry James's fiction anticipates later filmmakers' concerns with what we can see and what we can know.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 12
Total Illustrations: 12
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-8278-1 (9781438482781)
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Patrick O'Donnell is Professor Emeritus of English at Michigan State University. He is the author and editor of many books, including A Temporary Future: The Fiction of David Mitchell and (coedited with David W. Madden and Justus Nieland) The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Fiction.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "The Business of Looking"
1. Of Birds and Birdcages: "In the Cage" and The Birds
2. Childhood Living: What Maisie Knew and Kill Bill
3. Frame-Up: James, Caché, and the Borders of the Visible
4. Mementos: "The Beast in the Jungle" and Memento
5. Experience Machines: The Ambassadors and Rear Window
Epilogue A Brief Reflection on Melancholia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "The Business of Looking"
1. Of Birds and Birdcages: "In the Cage" and The Birds
2. Childhood Living: What Maisie Knew and Kill Bill
3. Frame-Up: James, Caché, and the Borders of the Visible
4. Mementos: "The Beast in the Jungle" and Memento
5. Experience Machines: The Ambassadors and Rear Window
Epilogue A Brief Reflection on Melancholia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
