{"product_id":"arthur-penn-robin-wood-9780814333587","title":"Arthur Penn","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA pioneering and influential look at the work of director Arthur Penn, reprinted and expanded.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Penn--director of \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Worker, Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e--was at the height of his career when Robin Wood's analysis of the American director was originally published in 1969. Although Wood then considered Penn's career only through \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man, Arthur Penn\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most insightful discussion of the director yet published. In this new edition, editor Barry Keith Grant presents the full text of the original monograph along with additional material, showcasing Wood's groundbreaking and engaging analysis of the director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Of all the directors that Wood profiled, Penn is the only one with whom he developed a personal relationship. In fact, Penn welcomed Wood on the set of \u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1969), where he interviewed the director during production of the film and again years later when Penn visited Wood at home. Both interviews are included in this expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eArthur Penn, \u003c\/i\u003eas are five other pieces written over a period of sixteen years, including the extended discussion of \u003ci\u003eThe Chase\u003c\/i\u003e that was the second chapter of Wood's later important book \u003ci\u003eHollywood from Vietnam to Reagan.\u003c\/i\u003e The volume also includes a complete filmography and a foreword by Barry Keith Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The fourth classic monograph by Wood to be republished by Wayne State University Press, this volume will be welcomed by film scholars and readers interested in American cinematic and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814333583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814333587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.44h x 5.36w x 0.68d","brand":"Robin Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120315592959,"sku":"9780814333587","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e4cbeb4-9b7d-4ef3-beaa-e01cb1412175.jpg?v=1687413666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arthur-penn-robin-wood-9780814333587","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}