Stanley Cavell's American Dream: Shakespeare, Philosophy, and Hollywood Movies

by Stanley Cavell and Lawrence F. Rhu

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This book explores Cavell's writings along converging lines of thought rather than in isolated categories. The author claims that, after Cavell's celebrated reading of King Lear turned into a nightmarish meditation on Vietnam, he found a more audible voice. Noting that Cavell's keen ear for the expressive power of ordinary language makes him both a first-rate literary artist and a compelling philosopher of the everyday, he catches what holds Cavell's...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0823225968

ISBN13:9780823225965

Release Date:May 2006

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"

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Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Performing Arts Philosophy

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