Sara Macdonald, Barry Craig

The Coen Brothers and the Comedy of Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an analysis of five of the best known comedies of the award winning American film makers Joel and Ethan Coen. It demonstrates that their films, while popular and entertaining, also contain substantial philosophic and political ideas, particularly focusing on the nature of liberal democracy.

Produktdetails

• Politics, Literature, & Film
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9781498555166
• ISBN-10: 1498555160
• Artikelnr.: 54393123

Autorenporträt

Sara MacDonald is professor of political science and philosophy at Huron University. Barry Craig is professor at Huron University.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch. 1 Raising Arizona: It Takes a Baby to Raise a Nation Ch. 2 Fargo: Why
You Shouldn't Put Your Friend in a Wood Chipper Ch. 3 The Big Lebowski:
Bowling for Love Ch. 4 O Brother, Where Art Thou?: That Time Odysseus Woke
Up in a Democracy Ch. 5 Hail, Caesar!: The Divine Presence that Was Not
Represented in the Film