The films of Stan Brakhage in the American tradition of Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and Charles Olson / R. Bruce Elder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elder, Bruce (R. Bruce)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brakhage, Stan--Criticism and interpretation.

Brakhage, Stan.

Motion pictures--Biography.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the late 1950's Stan Brakhage has been in the forefront of independent filmmaking. His body of work, some seventy hours, is one of the largest of any filmmaker in the history of cinema, and one of the most diverse. Probably the most widely quoted experimental filmmaker in history, his films typify the independent cinema. Until now, despite well-deserved acclaim, there has been no comprehensive study of Brakhage's oeuvre. The Films of Stan Brakhage in the American Tradition fills this void. R. Bruce Elder delineates the aesthetic parallels between Brakhage's films and a broad spectrum of American art from the 1920's through the 1960's. This book is certain to stir the passions of those interested in artistic critique and interpretation in its broadest terms.

Contents:

Four for America: Williams, Pound, Stein, Brakhage

The Conception of the Body in Open Form Poetics and Its Influence on Stan Brakhage's Filmmaking

Glossary.

Notes:

"Stan Brakhage filmography"-- P. 545-553.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610924998

9781280924996

1280924993

9780889208162

0889208166

OCLC:

753479492