{"product_id":"charlie-chaplins-modern-times-carl-peters-9780367339838","title":"Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times: The Work of Life in the Age of Mechanical Reproducibility","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), through the lens of film aesthetics, structure, and post-modern perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe na?e Tramp character of \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e is often seen as the embodiment of a revolutionary reaction to his age. However, this study of the film shows that it is not only difficult but also impossible to accept the long-established critical reception of Chaplin's film and its characters in our own \"\u003ci\u003ePost-modern Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\" Drawing from extensive research and bringing post-modern context to the film through a comparative analysis of Todd Phillips's \u003ci\u003eJoker \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), the book introduces how exhilarating a comprehensive study of film can be for engaged viewers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrating that a detailed filmic reading of \u003ci\u003eModern Times\u003c\/i\u003e can be a guide, or an extended case study, for analysing culture, this book will be of interest to students and teachers in film studies, literary studies, and the visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Peters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367339838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367339838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Carl Peters","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987089686783,"sku":"9780367339838","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34d6eafc-e641-4c40-95dd-f49a30b4d283.jpg?v=1683286944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlie-chaplins-modern-times-carl-peters-9780367339838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}