{"product_id":"stanley-cavell-and-the-magic-daniel-shaw-9781474455718","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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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 \u003cem\u003eMr Smith Goes to Washington\u003c\/em\u003e (1939), \u003cem\u003e Boys Don't Cry\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) and \u003cem\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/em\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 1474455719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474455718\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 05\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.37d","brand":"Daniel Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993467191551,"sku":"9781474455718","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2370f2fc-199a-4ba4-9b87-a70f60111aba.jpg?v=1683324495","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stanley-cavell-and-the-magic-daniel-shaw-9781474455718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}