{"product_id":"filmspeak-edward-tomarken-9780826428929","title":"Filmspeak: How to Understand Literary Theory by Watching Movies","description":"\u003ci\u003eFilmspeak\u003c\/i\u003e is an accessible, innovative book which uses specific examples to show how once arcane literary and cultural theory has infiltrated popular culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheory reaches us in ways we do not even realize. Issues such as the nature of knowledge or truth, the function of personal response in interpretation, the nature of the forces of politics, the female alternative to the male view of the world, are fundamental for all of us. And intelligent analysis of the relationship between literary theory and popular culture can help us to understand our fast-changing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, experienced literary scholar and teacher Edward L. Tomarken explains how it is possible to study the rudiments of literary theory by watching and analyzing contemporary mainstream movies - from \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eKill Bill\u003c\/i\u003e, and from \u003ci\u003eThe Social Network\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e. Theorists discussed include Foucault, Jameson, Iser, and Cixous. Tomarken brilliantly demonstrates that anyone can grasp modern literary theory by way of mainstream movies without having to wade through stacks of impenetrable jargon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Tomarken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826428924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826428929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013","brand":"Edward Tomarken","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425089962239,"sku":"9780826428929","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ebb22ca-059a-4e28-b629-2aec33efba24.jpg?v=1761536944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/filmspeak-edward-tomarken-9780826428929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}