{"product_id":"noir-and-blanchot-william-s-allen-9781501384639","title":"Noir and Blanchot: Deteriorations of the Event","description":"In dark or desperate times, the artwork is placed in a difficult position. Optimism seems na?e, while pessimism is no better. During some of the most demanding years of the 20th century two distinctive bodies of work sought to respond to this problem: the writings of Maurice Blanchot and American film noir. Both were seeking not only to respond to the times but also to critically reflect them, but both were often criticised for their own darkness. Understanding how this darkness became the means of responding to the darkness of the times is the focus of \u003ci\u003eNoir and Blanchot\u003c\/i\u003e, which examines key films from the period (including \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e) alongside Blanchot's writings (particularly his 1948 narrative \u003ci\u003eDeath Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerges from this investigation is the complex manner in which these works disrupt the experience of time and the event and in doing so expose an entirely different mode of material expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William S. Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501384635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501384639\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 07\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"William S. Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944688124159,"sku":"9781501384639","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_62ce0913-3990-4f46-a73b-d154210ce4cf.jpg?v=1681504705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/noir-and-blanchot-william-s-allen-9781501384639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}