The Cinema, or the Imaginary Man

by Edgar Morin

Book Overview

When The Cinema, or The Imaginary Man first appeared in 1956, the movies and the moviegoing experience were generally not regarded as worthy of serious scholarly consideration. Yet, French critic and social theorist Edgar Morin perceived in the cinema a complex phenomenon capable of illuminating fundamental truths about thought, imagination, and human nature - which allowed him to connect the mythic universe of gods and spirits present within the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816640386
• ISBN13: 9780816640386
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"