{"product_id":"9798216450740","title":"Tropic of Cinema Into a Grammar and Out Again","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTropic of Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInto a Grammar and Out Again\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTropic of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of 50 meditations on “the cinema experience,” and the viewer's experience with its grammar and grammatical modulations, understood at once in aesthetic, philosophical, historical, political, and other registers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is an inspired reflection on cinematic tropes and tropics on codes, rules, and their variations. It draws on the American transcendental tradition, as well as the existentialism of Sartre, while at the same time stepping beyond these thinkers to consider what is often overlooked in in cinema studies, namely, our experience of watching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTropic of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e follows in the tradition of an extended study of the cinema experience by Pomerance, including: \u003ci\u003eVirtuoso \u003c\/i\u003e(2019); \u003ci\u003eThe Film Cheat \u003c\/i\u003e(2020); \u003ci\u003eUncanny Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2022); \u003ci\u003eEdge of the Screen \u003c\/i\u003e(2024); and \u003ci\u003eLight Thoughts \u003c\/i\u003e(2026). This volume has three movements, and all of the essays stand upon a multidisciplinary theoretical ground including philosophy of cinema, aesthetics, sociology, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMurray Pomerance\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar living in Toronto, Canada, and Adjunct Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216450740\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63031900831884,"sku":"9798216450740","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d55ea0e2-f02b-4fe9-ba1c-b078e2e4f27a.jpg?v=1792188996","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216450740","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}