{"product_id":"doing-criticism-across-literary-and-screen-arts-paperback","title":"Doing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot only an accessible hands-on guide to writing criticism across the literary arts, the dramatic arts, and the narrative screen arts, but also a book that makes a case for how and why criticism matters today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide to engaging actively and productively with a critical object, whether a film, a novel, or a play. Going beyond the study of lyric poetry and literature to include motion picture and dramatic arts, this unique text provides specific advice on how to best write criticism while offering concrete illustrations of what it looks like on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts, the book first presents an up-to-date account of the state of criticism in both Anglo-American and Continental contexts--describing both the longstanding mission and the changing functions of criticism over the centuries and discussing critical issues that bridge the literary and screen arts in the contemporary world. The second part of the book features a variety of case studies of criticism across media, including works by canonical authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and W. B. Yeats; films such as Coppola's \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e and Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo;\u003c\/i\u003e screen adaptations of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e and Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e; and a concluding chapter on several of Spike Lee's film \"joints\" that brings several of the book's central concepts to bear on work of a single film \u003ci\u003eauteur.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping students of literature and cinema write well about what they find in their reading and viewing, \u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how the bridging of the literary arts and screen arts can help criticism flourish in the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how the doing of criticism is in practice a particular kind of writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how to generalize the consequences of criticism beyond personal growth and gratification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the ways the practice of criticism matters to the practice of the critical object\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests that doing without criticism is not only unwise, but also perhaps impossible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures case studies organized under the rubrics of conversation, adaptation, genre, authorship and seriality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts \u003c\/i\u003eis an ideal text for students in introductory courses in criticism, literary studies, and film studies, as well as general readers with interest in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot only an accessible, hands-on guide to reading and writing criticism across the literary, dramatic, and cinematic arts, but a book that makes a passionate case for how and why criticism matters today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts, \u003c\/i\u003erenowned scholar James Chandler teaches readers how to engage actively and productively with a critical object, whether a poem, a novel, a film, a play, or a television series. Updating and broadening an older understanding of \"practical criticism\" for our own moment, Chandler shows students at all levels how to ask the right questions and how to pursue those questions effectively. This is an invaluable book that not only explains what makes criticism interesting and compelling but also offers concrete illustrations of what it looks like on the page. It argues that doing without criticism is not only unwise, but perhaps simply impossible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two parts, \u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e first traces the changing functions of criticism over time, reviewing the specific issues, forms, and practices that bridge the literary and screen arts and making a case for the essay form as a vital medium for criticism in both Anglo-American and Continental contexts. The second part of the book features a variety of case studies of criticism across media, including works by canonical authors such as Jane Austen, Maria Edgeworth, Charles Dickens, W. B. Yeats, and Seamus Heaney; films such as Coppola's \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e, Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, and Todd Haynes' \u003ci\u003eFar from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e; screen adaptations of Mary Shelley's \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein and Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Patricia Rozema's \u003ci\u003eMansfield Park\u003c\/i\u003e. A concluding chapter on filmmaker Spike Lee brings several of the book's central concepts to bear on work of a single \u003ci\u003eauteur\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to help students write well and make sophisticated arguments, \u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes how the bridging of certain arts can help criticism flourish in the present day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how criticism can become in practice a particular kind of writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how to generalize the consequences of criticism beyond personal growth and gratification\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the ways the practice of criticism matters to the practice of the arts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates a mode of \"relational criticism\" to supplement attention to individual works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original critical essays under five \"relational\" rubrics: \u003ci\u003econversation, adaptation, genre, authorship, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eseriality\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Criticism: Across Literary and Screen Arts\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal text for students in introductory courses in criticism, literary studies, and film studies, as well as general readers with interest in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e is William K. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in the Departments of English and Cinema \u0026amp; Media Studies at the University of Chicago, USA. He has written widely about Romanticism, British and Irish literature since the early Enlightenment, American cinema, and the relationship of literary criticism to film criticism. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eEngland in 1819\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Archaeology of Sympathy: The Sentimental Mode in Literature and Cinema.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335592952057,"sku":"9781405177795","price":122.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UXgrV3NhaFhidEFrL1FCWEthUCsrZz09.webp?v=1769663339","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/doing-criticism-across-literary-and-screen-arts-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}