The Coen Brothers and the Comedy of Democracy (Hardcover)

Both critically and commercially successful filmmakers, the Coen brothers have written, produced, and directed numerous acclaimed films over the past three decades. Sara MacDonald and Barry Craig demonstrate that their comedies, in particular, which are often dismissed as mere entertainments, actually present substantial philosophic and political arguments. They examine five of the Coen brothers' comedies: Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou, and Hail Caesar!. In those works, they discover insightful engagements with such ideas as questions of human freedom, the relationship of reason to religion, and the nature of liberal democracy in the American regime. They demonstrate how sometimes explicitly, but generally implicitly, the Coens draw on thinkers such as Homer, Plato, Dante, and Hegel, while simultaneously presenting popular entertainment.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Politics, Literature, & Film
Release date:	December 2018
Authors:	Sara MacDonald • Barry Craig
Dimensions:	238 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	132
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-5516-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-4985-5516-0
Barcode:	9781498555166

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