The Presence of the Feminine in Film SIGNED FIRST EDITION

Angerton Gardens: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to the founders of Serenbe in ink by author, Virginia Apperson, at half-title page. Stated first edition. 8 1/4" X 6". xviii, 271pp. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and creasing to covers, corners, and edges, with hard bumping to bottom corners. Black cloth over boards with spine lettered in silver. Corners are gently bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. An overall presentable signed first edition of this pioneering work.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
This pioneering book introduces a largely unremarked dimension of film, the feminine, which cannot be reduced to womens experience, or to mens projections onto women. The Presence of the Feminine in Film gives body to that often rather loosely formulated Jungian conception, the feminine aspect of psyche, by noticing what feminine turns out to mean in particular cinematic contexts. Spanning seven decadesfrom Pride and Prejudice, Notorious, and Letter from an Unknown Woman to Monsoon Wedding, Brokeback Mountain, and The Lives of Othersthe movies selected for particular study here make it clear that the feminine is at home in the movies, and that when she appears, it is to appeal to our sensibilities as well as to our senses. This is a book that will enhance the appreciation of film as a depth psychological medium.(Publisher).