lectosign
/ˈlɛktoʊˌsaɪn/
lectosign noun: in the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze, a lectosign is an image that must be read as much as it is seen or heard. Deleuze introduced this concept in his book Cinema 2: The Time-Image to describe cinematic images that demand interpretation beyond their immediate visual or auditory presentation.
Noun
lectosign (plural lectosigns)
- In the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze, a lectosign is an image that must be read as much as it is seen or heard. Deleuze introduced this concept in his book Cinema 2: The Time-Image to describe cinematic images that demand interpretation beyond their immediate visual or auditory presentation.
- Thus chronosigns are continually extended into lectosigns and noosigns.1989, Gilles Deleuze, translated by Hugh Tomlinson and Robert Galeta, Cinema 2: the Time-Image, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, translation of Cinéma 2, L’Image-temps (in French), page 100
- Suffice it to say that to each of these technical and cinematic details, Deleuze (and Bogue) juxtapose new concepts—crystalline states for the hyalosigns; sheets of past, peaks of present, and powers of the false for chronosigns; linked to the latter, the power of the outside and the interstice for...2003 fall, Charles J. Stivale, “Review of Deleuze on Cinema, by R. Bogue”, in JSTOR, volume 45, number 4, page 531
lectosign meaning in Bengali
lectosign in Bengali
- দার্শনিক জিল দলোজের রচনায়
Forms of lectosign
| plural | lectosigns |
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Origin of lectosign
From Latin lect + sign.
Questions about lectosign
- What does lectosign mean?
- Lectosign means in the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze, a lectosign is an image that must be read as much as it is seen or heard. Deleuze introduced this concept in his book Cinema 2: The Time-Image to describe cinematic images that demand interpretation beyond their immediate visual or auditory presentation.
- What is lectosign in Bengali?
- Lectosign in Bengali is দার্শনিক জিল দলোজের রচনায়. See Lectosign meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is lectosign?
- Lectosign is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lectosign?
- Lectosign is pronounced /ˈlɛktoʊˌsaɪn/.
- What is the plural of lectosign?
- The plural of lectosign is lectosigns.
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