{"product_id":"stanley-cavell-and-the-magic-daniel-shaw-9781474455701","title":"Stanley Cavell and the Magic of Hollywood Films","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of America's most important contemporary thinkers, Stanley Cavell's remarkable film philosophy proposed that the greatest Hollywood films reflect the struggle to become who we really are - a struggle that is foregrounded in the characteristically American theory of Emersonian perfectionism. \u003cbr\u003eFocusing on his account of what makes Hollywood movies so magical, Dan Shaw draws on Cavell's theories to interpret a range of classic and contemporary dramas, including \u003ci\u003eMr Smith Goes to Washington\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003e Boys Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). Pairing of these analyses with discussions of Cavell's precursors, including Emerson, Nietzsche and Mill, the book explores a distinctively American philosophical foundation for the study of Hollywood film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474455700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474455701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Daniel Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088353571071,"sku":"9781474455701","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c8619228-e3c8-4dcd-81ec-238132d8f292.jpg?v=1769104367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stanley-cavell-and-the-magic-daniel-shaw-9781474455701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}