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The philosophy of the Coen brothers
- Title
- The philosophy of the Coen brothers / edited by Mark T. Conard.
- Publication
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2009.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Conard, Mark T., 1965-
- Description
- vii, 296 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Philosophy of popular culture
- Alternative Title
- Coen brothers
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.
- Contents
- Raising Arizona as an American comedy / Richard Gilmore -- The human comedy perpetuates itself : nihilism and comedy in Coen neo-noir / Thomas S. Hibbs -- Philosophies of comedy in O brother, where art thou? / Douglas McFarland -- No country for old men : the Coens' tragic western / Richard Gilmore -- Deceit, desire, and dark comedy : postmodern dead ends in Blood simple / Alan Woolfolk -- "And it's such a beautiful day!" : shame and Fargo / Rebecca Hanrahan and David Stearns -- Justice, power, and love : the political philosophy of Intolerable cruelty / Shai Biderman and William J. Devlin -- Ethics, heart, and violence in Miller's Crossing / Bradley L. Herling -- "Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners" : laziness as a virtue in The big Lebowski / Matthew K. Douglass and Jerry L. Walls -- No country for old men as moral philosophy / Douglas McFarland -- Heidegger and the problem of interpretation in Barton Fink / Mark T. Conard -- The past is now : history and The Hudsucker proxy / Paul Coughlin -- "A homespun murder story" : film noir and the problem of modernity in Fargo / Jerold J. Abrams -- "What kind of man are you?" : the Coen brothers and existentialist role playing / Richard Gaughran -- Being the barber : Kierkegaardian despair in The man who wasn't there / Karen D. Hoffman -- Thinking beyond the failed community : Blood simple and The man who wasn't there / R. Barton Palmer.
- Call Number
- MWES (Coen, J.) 09-4201
- ISBN
- 9780813125268 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 081312526X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008038678
- OCLC
- 213840231
- Title
- The philosophy of the Coen brothers / edited by Mark T. Conard.
- Imprint
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2009.
- Series
- Philosophy of popular culture
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and index.
- Added Author
- Conard, Mark T., 1965-
- Research Call Number
- MWES (Coen, J.) 09-4201