Cities, Words and Images: From Poe to Scorsese by P. Lombardo (English) Paperbac

Description: Cities, Words and Images by P. Lombardo The city is an essential theme of modernity in literature, architecture, photography and film. Lombardo reflects on the way in which the changes in human perception created by urbanization are expressed in the various arts, in terms of form and content. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The city is an essential theme of modernity in literature, architecture, photography and film. This book first focuses on ardent reactions to the metropolitan explosion in the nineteenth century, with Baudelaire and Poe as key figures. More recent representations of the city are then investigated, in Europe and the United States. Lombardo reflects on the way in which the changes in human perception created by urbanization are expressed in the various arts, in terms of form and content. Author Biography PATRIZIA LOMBARDO teaches French, Film, and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is the author of The Three Paradoxes of Roland Barthes and numerous articles in Critique and Critical Quarterly. Table of Contents Introduction Edgar Allen Poe: The Domain of Artifice Van Gogh and Hofmannsthal: Colours and Silence Baudelaire, Haussmann, Fustel de Coulanges: The Modern Metropolis and the Ancient City Trieste as Frontier: From Slataper to Del Giudice and Bazlen Also Rossi: The White Walls of the City Massimo Cacciari and the Philosophy of the City Absence and Revelation: Photography as the Art of Nostalgia The Image versus the Visible: From Baudelaires The Painter of Modern Life to David Lynchs Lost Highway Martin Scorsese and the Rhythm of the Metropolis Notes General Bibliography Index Long Description The city is an essential theme of modernity in literature, architecture, photography and film. This book first focuses on ardent reactions to the metropolitan explosion in the nineteenth century, with Baudelaire and Poe as key figures. More recent representations of the city are then investigated, in Europe and the United States. Lombardo reflects on the way in which the changes in human perception created by urbanization are expressed in the various arts, in terms of form and content. Details ISBN1349402060 ISBN-10 1349402060 ISBN-13 9781349402069 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Series Language, Discourse, Society Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-02-21 Language English Media Book Edition 1st Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle From Poe to Scorsese Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 251 Short Title Cities, Words and Images Author P. Lombardo AU Release Date 2003-02-21 NZ Release Date 2003-02-21 UK Release Date 2003-02-21 Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 251 p. 1 illus. Edition Description 1st ed. 2003 Alternative 9780333696286 DEWEY 700.4321732 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100256322;

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