Various works by Owen Land and David Gatten seem relevant. Best,
Adam On 9/27/13 11:41 AM, "Heath Iverson" <h...@st-andrews.ac.uk> wrote: > I'd look at Sitney's Eyes Upside Down; it's a fascinating look at the American > cinematic avant-garde in relation to the literary legacy of Emerson. I'm sure > Scott MacDonald's work would be really helpful here too. > > As far as specific films go, from the top of my head I would list Mekas' > Walden (Thoreau), Brakhage's Dante Quartet (Divine Comedy), and Marjorie > Keller's The Answering Furrow (Virgil's Georgics). > > Something else that might be worth considering is the relationship between > David Foster Wallace and experimental film, though this is really a case of > literature partly inspired by experimental film rather than the other way > around. I'm currently working on a project tracing Infinite Jest's > relationship to the avant-garde film tradition and I'd be happy to share some > details off list. > > This is a great topic and I'm eager to see what others suggest! > > Best, > > Heath > > Heath Iverson > PhD Candidate, Film Studies > University of St Andrews > 99 North Street > St. Andrews, KY16 9AD > Scotland, UK > http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/student_profiles/heath-iverson/ > > > > _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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