Stanley Cavell and the Magic of Hollywood Films
by
Daniel Shaw
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1474455700
ISBN-13
9781474455701
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
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Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 14th, 2019
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
414 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 24.10 x 1.70 cms
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Film theory & criticismFilm guides & reviews
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This book focuses on Stanley Cavell's account of what makes Hollywood movies so magical, which proposes the remarkable thesis that most truly great Hollywood films reflect the struggle to become who we are that is foregrounded in the characteristically American theory of Emersonian perfectionism.
One of America''s most important contemporary thinkers, Stanley Cavell''s remarkable film philosophy proposed that the greatest Hollywood films reflect the struggle to become who we really are - a struggle that is foregrounded in the characteristically American theory of Emersonian perfectionism.
Focusing on his account of what makes Hollywood movies so magical, Dan Shaw draws on Cavell''s theories to interpret a range of classic and contemporary dramas, including Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Boys Don''t Cry (1999) and The Hurt Locker (2008). Pairing of these analyses with discussions of Cavell''s precursors, including Emerson, Nietzsche and Mill, the book explores a distinctively American philosophical foundation for the study of Hollywood film.
Focusing on his account of what makes Hollywood movies so magical, Dan Shaw draws on Cavell''s theories to interpret a range of classic and contemporary dramas, including Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Boys Don''t Cry (1999) and The Hurt Locker (2008). Pairing of these analyses with discussions of Cavell''s precursors, including Emerson, Nietzsche and Mill, the book explores a distinctively American philosophical foundation for the study of Hollywood film.
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