If one of the goals of this article was to encourage readers to seek out (and critically engage with) a film that they might have been previously unaware of or uninterested in - consider it mission accomplished! It was a very engaging and intriguing read. I never thought I would hear myself say this but I now want to see Ex Libris: The New York Public Library and reread this piece after seeing it...preferably in a library.
My prior understanding of Wiseman is that his approach tends to be 'dialectical' (in the Platonic as opposed to Hegelian sense). So instead of advancing a thesis that attempts to reconcile/synthesise opposing or contradictory positions, he is more interested in seeing how seeming contradictions or oppositions pass through or back to each other to reveal a more complex (or indivisible) truth.
I could also tell that this piece was written by a real character.
If one of the goals of this article was to encourage readers to seek out (and critically engage with) a film that they might have been previously unaware of or uninterested in - consider it mission accomplished! It was a very engaging and intriguing read. I never thought I would hear myself say this but I now want to see Ex Libris: The New York Public Library and reread this piece after seeing it...preferably in a library.
My prior understanding of Wiseman is that his approach tends to be 'dialectical' (in the Platonic as opposed to Hegelian sense). So instead of advancing a thesis that attempts to reconcile/synthesise opposing or contradictory positions, he is more interested in seeing how seeming contradictions or oppositions pass through or back to each other to reveal a more complex (or indivisible) truth.
I could also tell that this piece was written by a real character.
Thanks for these very gratifying comments!
There are plenty more where they came from buddy!