Sander H. Lee

Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed

Anguish, God and Existentialism

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Produktbeschreibung

This new textbook is an abridgment of the author's earlier Woody Allen's Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films (McFarland, 1997; "invaluable"--Choice.) Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of his characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values despite their realization that such values may no longer be certain; the opposition between pessimism and optimism throughout his films; gender issues relating to romantic love, sexual desire and the ongoing changes in our cultural expectations of both men and women; the idea that contemporary American society is rapidly descending into barbarism precisely because of societal failure to maintain a sense of individual moral responsibility; and a critique of psychoanalysis as a method for understanding human behavior. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780786413195
• ISBN-10: 0786413190
• Artikelnr.: 21953749

Autorenporträt

Sander H. Lee is a professor of philosophy at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments    
Preface    
Introduction    
1. "A Thin Story to Hang the Comedy Sequences On": The Early Comedies    
2. A Therapeutic Autobiography: Annie Hall (1977)    
3. Themes of Redemption: Manhattan (1979)    
4. Betrayal and Despair: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)    
5. "We All Had a Terrific Time": Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)    
6. "Just Allow Yourself to Feel": Another Woman (1988)    
7. Tradition: New York Stories, "Oedipus Wrecks" (1989)    
8. "If Necessary, I Will Always Choose God Over Truth!": Crimes and
Misdemeanors (1989)    
9. Love's Labor's Lost: Husbands and Wives (1992)    
10. "Don't Speak!": Bullets Over Broadway (1994)    
11. "When You're Smiling": Mighty Aphrodite (1995)    
12. Distorted Lives: Deconstructing Harry (1997)    
13. Conclusion: The Dialectic of Hope and Despair    
Appendix    
Bibliography    
Index