Movies with Meaning: Existentialism Through Film

by Daniel Shaw and Daniel Shaw

Book Overview

This book pairs close readings of some of the classic writings of existentialist philosophers with interpretations of films that reveal striking parallels to each of those texts, demonstrating their respective philosophies in action. Individual chapters include significant excerpts from the original texts being discussed and illustrated. Pairings cover Schopenhauer and Waking Life, Stirner and Hud, Kierkegaard and Winter Light,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147429930X
• ISBN13: 9781474299305
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"