Alexander Kluge : raw materials for the imagination / edited by Tara Forrest.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forrest, Tara, editor.

Series:

Film culture in transition.

Film culture in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kluge, Alexander, 1932-2026--Criticism and interpretation.

Kluge, Alexander.

Motion pictures--Germany.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alexander Kluge is best known as a founding member of the New German Cinema movement, but his work has spanned a number of genres and media. This wide-ranging book assembles a diverse selection of texts, from nonfiction writings and short stories by Kluge, to critical essays by renowned international scholars on Kluge's work, to transcripts of interviews with the artist himself. A valuable collection for students and scholars in the fields of film, television, and media studies, 'Alexander Kluge: Raw Materials for the Imagination' is a perfect introduction to Kluge's key themes and ideas.

Contents:

Contents

Editors Introduction

The Stubborn Persistence of Alexander Kluge

Film Politics and the Public Sphere

Rethinking History

Realism as Protest

Opera as a Power Plant of Emotion

Storytelling and Politics

Television and Counter Public Spheres

Television Interviews

Early Cinema Recent Work

Selected Bibliography of English Language Texts

Acknowledgments

Notes on Contributors

Index of Names

Index of Works.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9786613522504

9781280118210

1280118210

9789048513390

9048513391

OCLC:

782878257

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access