{"product_id":"cinema-and-its-discontents-zachariah-rush-9780786475384","title":"Cinema and Its Discontents: The Dialectical Nature of Character","description":"\u003cp\u003e The ultimate aim of drama is to expose the soul of Character. Dramatists achieve this objective by employing a specific type of conflict known as dialectic, a concept woven throughout Western thinking and--from Homer to 21st century cinema--the basis of all dramatic characters. This study details the history of dialectical thought from Plato to Jung before turning its focus to the development of character in a century of filmmaking. From Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eTramp\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e's Travis Bickle, it examines more than two dozen cinematic characters governed by dialectic--torn between life and death, opposing desires, moralities and wills, their sense of self threatened by others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zachariah Rush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786475382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786475384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Zachariah Rush","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483687760127,"sku":"9780786475384","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e413dd00-b33c-4391-b54e-ea6d6c8313bf.jpg?v=1778040011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cinema-and-its-discontents-zachariah-rush-9780786475384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}