Brushed in Light: Calligraphy in East Asian Cinema

by Abé Mark Nornes

Drawing on a millennia of calligraphy theory and history, Brushed in Light examines how the brushed word appears in films and in film cultures of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and PRC cinemas. This includes silent era intertitles, subtitles, title frames, letters, graffiti, end titles, and props. Markus Nornes also looks at the role of calligraphy in film culture at large, from gifts to correspondence to advertising. The book begins with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472132555
• ISBN13: 9780472132553
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 9.1"