{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-moving-picture-paperback","title":"The Art of the Moving Picture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVachel Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStanley Kauffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eKent Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the field of film aesthetics, it is the first important American work, still important--The Art of the Moving Picture is astonishing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Stanley Kauffmann \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay is the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay writes a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He is extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking--particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the field of film aesthetics, it is the first important American work, still important--The Art of the Moving Picture is astonishing.\u003cbr\u003e--Stanley Kauffmann \u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay is the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay writes a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He is extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking--particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVachel Lindsay (1879-1931) studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in New York with Robert Henri before becoming a poet. He was a member of the Modernist School (others included Ezra Pound, e. e. cummings, and Wallace Stevens) and published over a dozen collections of poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.52 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755638915360,"sku":"9780375756139","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acae2f9a5ca03b8afe347e6477a206a6.webp?v=1780064376","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-moving-picture-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}