{"product_id":"eighteen-woody-allen-films-analyzed-sander-h-lee-9780786413195","title":"Eighteen Woody Allen Films Analyzed: Anguish, God and Existentialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e This new textbook is an abridgment of the author's earlier \u003ci\u003eWoody Allen's Angst: Philosophical Commentaries on His Serious Films\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 1997; \"invaluable\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Five main topics are explored: the desire of many of his characters to ground their lives in traditional ethical values despite their realization that such values may no longer be certain; the opposition between pessimism and optimism throughout his films; gender issues relating to romantic love, sexual desire and the ongoing changes in our cultural expectations of both men and women; the idea that contemporary American society is rapidly descending into barbarism precisely because of societal failure to maintain a sense of individual moral responsibility; and a critique of psychoanalysis as a method for understanding human behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sander H. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786413190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786413195\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 03\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.92w x 0.56d","brand":"Sander H. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059688894719,"sku":"9780786413195","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64e38e61-44ac-4705-adca-2c03107566cd.jpg?v=1685059743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eighteen-woody-allen-films-analyzed-sander-h-lee-9780786413195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}