The Eloquence of the Vulgar: Language, Cinema and the Politics of Culture

by Colin MacCabe

In The Eloquence of the Vulgar , the distinguished academic Colin MacCabe reflects on cultural change from Shakespeare to Derek Jarman, on the institutional forms of knowledge, on the links between popular and elite art, and on the role of the intellectual in contemporary life. A radical argument emerges from the book's diverse concerns. Cinema and television - the new and democratic art forms of the twentieth century - demand a fundamental rethinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851706789
• ISBN13: 9780851706788
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"