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In the “Slave on Screen” readings I thought it was very interesting how they contrasted poetry and history. It stated that poetry can be “fictionalized” and that the certain techniques of poetry such as rhythms, metaphors, and verse forms can limit historical information. The reading also states that poetry techniques can increase the power for the features of past history. –Ashley Scutari | In the “Slave on Screen” readings I thought it was very interesting how they contrasted poetry and history. It stated that poetry can be “fictionalized” and that the certain techniques of poetry such as rhythms, metaphors, and verse forms can limit historical information. The reading also states that poetry techniques can increase the power for the features of past history. –Ashley Scutari | ||
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| + | One thing that really stuck out to me in the "Slave on Screen" reading was one specific comment the author made in regards to what critics look for as opposed to audiences. "Reviewers of historical films often overlook techniques in favor of a chronological summary of the plot or story line and the overall look of the moving picture in terms of costumes and props... The viewer responds as well to the film's modes of narration, just as readers respond to the organization and rhetorical disposition of a history book." (pg 8). The way someone is presented with information while watching a movie needs to be different from that of information presented to someone in a history book or textbook. A movie needs to maintain someone's attention through narration and dialogue between actors whereas in a history text, the words have to do all the work themselves. To me, they are two very different processes and this difference is often overlooked. - Kelly Wuyscik | ||
