The stereotrope, invented around 1860, used stop-action photography and persistence of vision to give the illusion of motion to three-dimensional images. In this it resembles the stereotype, which certainly counts on persistent vision and is intended to give the illusion of depth to the one-dimensional. On the other hand, the idea of the trope, which [...]
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Hitching rides on the stereotrope, with Lise Erdrich and other rowdy writers
April 5th, 2009<-- by Bruce White --> · 1 Comment
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Heid Erdrich, knocking over monuments
March 20th, 2009<-- by Bruce White --> · No Comments
One of the definitions of the word “monument” is “a stone shaft or other object set in the earth to mark a boundary.” This is not exactly what Heid E. Erdrich had in mind in her brilliant new book of poems, National Monuments (MSU Press), though she leaps across boundaries, knocking over markers. The book [...]
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