Intended for undergraduates and anyone interested in film and television. Combines close analysis of the chosen artistic works with experience of the ground-breaking insights of Ralph Cohen.

Edward L. Tomarken is the author of nine books, including Samuel Johnson on Shakespeare, Filmspeak, and Why Theory. He is an Emeritus Professor of English at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.