Coen Brothers and the Comedy of Democracy

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Barry Craig is professor at Huron University.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Barry Craig, Craig Barry, Sara MacDonald, Sara Craig Macdonald
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781498555166
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5516-6
• Seiten: 132
• Serien: Politics, Literature, & Film; Politics, Literature, & Film
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Film: styles & genres, Film: styles and genres