Boats on the Marne: Jean Renoir's Critique of Modernity Tapa blanda - 2017

Indiana University Press, 2017-10-16. Paperback. New.

Indiana Univ Pr, 2017. Paperback. New. 326 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Boats on the Marne offers an original interpretation of Jean Renoir's celebrated films of the 1930s, treating them as a coherent narrative of philosophical response to the social and political crises of the times. Grounded in a reinterpretation of the foundational film-philosopher Andre Bazin, and drawing on work from a range of disciplines (film studies, art history, comparative literature, political and cultural history), the book's coordinated consideration of Renoir's films, writings, and interviews demonstrates his obsession with the concept of romanticism. Renoir saw romanticism to be a defining feature of modernity, a hydra-headed malady which intimately shapes our personal lives, culture, and politics, blinding us and locking us into agonistic relationships and conflict. While mapping the popular manifestations of romanticism that Renoir engaged with at the time, this study restores the philosophic weight of his critique by tracing the phenomenon back to… Leer más

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Near Fine. Wraps bumped at the lower corners. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An interpretation of Renoir's films that "treat[s] them as a coherent narrative of philosophical response to the social and political crises of the times.

Paperback / softback. New.

Indiana University Press, 2017-10-16. Paperback. Like New.

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