The Philosophy of Werner Herzog (Hardcover)

Legendary director, actor, author, and provocateur Werner Herzog has incalculably influenced contemporary cinema for decades. Until now there has been no sustained effort to gather and present a variety of diverse philosophical approaches to his films and to the thinking behind their creation. The Philosophy of Werner Herzog, edited by M. Blake Wilson and Christopher Turner, collects fourteen essays by professional philosophers and film theorists from around the globe, who explore the famed German auteur's notions of "ecstatic truth" as opposed to "accountants' truth," his conception of nature and its penchant for "overwhelming and collective murder," his controversial film production techniques, his debts to his philosophical and aesthetic forebears, and finally, his pointed objections to his would-be critics--including, among others, the contributors to this book themselves. By probing how Herzog's thinking behind the camera is revealed in the action he captures in front of it, The Philosophy of Werner Herzog shines new light upon the images and dialog we see and hear on the screen by enriching our appreciation of a prolific--yet enigmatic--film artist.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Philosophy of Popular Culture
Release date:	November 2020
Editors:	M. Blake Wilson • Christopher Turner
Contributors:	Stefanie Baumann • Patricia Castello Branco • Daniele Dottorini • Anthony Eagan • Antony Fredriksson • Marc Furstenau • David Larocca • Will Lehman
Dimensions:	237 x 162 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-79360-042-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > Electronic & video art Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Phenomenology & Existentialism Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > Phenomenology & Existentialism
LSN:	1-79360-042-2
Barcode:	9781793600424

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