Better Living Through Criticism - How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty and Truth

Informationen zum Autor A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books , Slate , the New Yorker and the Nation . A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. @aoscott Klappentext Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Using his own film criticism as a starting point, the author expands outwards, easily guiding readers through the complexities of Rilke and Shelley, the origins of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones, the power of Marina Abramovic and 'Ode on a Grecian Urn.' Zusammenfassung Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Using his own film criticism as a starting point, the author expands outwards, easily guiding readers through the complexities of Rilke and Shelley, the origins of Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones, the power of Marina Abramovic and 'Ode on a Grecian Urn.'

Product details

• Authors: A O Scott, A. O. Scott, A.O. Scott, Scott A. O.
• Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781910702550
• ISBN: 978-1-910702-55-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; History of Ideas, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Literary theory, Literature: history and criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism