Cinema Muto

by Jesse Lee Kercheval and Jesse Lee Kercheval MFA

In Cinema Muto, Jesse Lee Kercheval examines the enduring themes of time, mortality, and love as revealed through the power of silent film. Following the ten days of the annual Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Italy, this collection of ekphrastic poems are love letters to the evocative power of silent cinema. Kercheval's poems elegantly capture the allure of these rare films, which compel hundreds of pilgrims from around the world--from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080932895X
• ISBN13: 9780809328956
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.0"