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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The Epic Cinema of Kumar Shahani examines the major works of leading Indian film director Kumar Shahani and explores the reaches of modernist film aesthetics in its international form. More than an auteur study, Laleen Jayamanne approaches Shahani's oeuvre conceptually, as films that reveal cinema's synesthetic capabilities. As the author illustrates, Shahani's cinematic project entails a modern reformulation of the ancient oral tradition of epic narration and performance in order to address the contemporary world, establishing a new cinematic expression. As evidenced by his films, constructin. |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Shahani, Kumar -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Shahani, Kumar. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Jayamanne, Laleen. Epic cinema of Kumar Shahani. Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2015] 9780253014078 (DLC) 2014022236 (OCoLC)862589068 |
| ISBN |
9780253014146 (electronic book) |
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025301414X (electronic book) |
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9780253014078 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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0253014077 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253014108 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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0253014107 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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