1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990001638400203316

Autore

HENRIOT, Emile

Titolo

Courrier litteraire : 18. siecles / Emile Henriot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Michel, 1961

Edizione

[nouvelle edition]

Descrizione fisica

398 p. ; 20 cm

Soggetti

Letteratura francese - Sec. 17

Collocazione

VI.4.B. 330/1(II f C 127/1)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910788119303321

Autore

Okuyama Yoshiko

Titolo

Japanese mythology in film : a semiotic approach to reading Japanese film and anime / / Yoshiko Okuyama

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-1433-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/615

Soggetti

Mythology in motion pictures

Motion pictures - Semiotics

Motion pictures - Japan - History and criticism

Animated films - Japan - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Conventions; Part I. SEMIOTICS



FOR FILM ANALYSIS; Chapter 1. Introduction: What Is Semiotics?; Chapter 2. Reading Film: The Nature of Interpretation; Chapter 3. Mythology in Film: Why Study Mythology in Popular Film and Anime?; Chapter 4. Storytelling: What Is in the Story?; Chapter 5. Visual Literacy: What Do We Get from Watching Film?; Part II. APPLICATION; Chapter 6. Taoism and Shinto Symbolism in Onmyoji (2001) and Onmyo¯ji II (2003); Chapter 7. Folklore Motifs in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (2000)

Chapter 8. Motifs of Buddhism and Folklore in Dororo (2007) and Departures (2008)Chapter 9. Eclectic Myths in Mushi-shi (2006) and Cyborg Mythology of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004); Chapter 10. Conclusion. Social Usage of Mythology; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime. </span></span>