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How Beautiful it is and How Easily it Can be Broken
Daniel Mendelsohn
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Description for How Beautiful it is and How Easily it Can be Broken
Paperback. Presents interpretations of some of our most important films - from the work of Pedro Almodovar to "Brokeback Mountain", "United 93" and "World Trade Center", "300", "Troy", and "The Hours" - that have sparked debate and changed the way we watch movies. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Whether on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new novel or revisiting a classic work of literature, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked and dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, and tart wit. Now, in "How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken", we see all at once the overwhelming depth and intelligence infused in Mendelsohn's writings, as he brings his distinctive combination of scholarly rigor and conversational ease to bear across eras, cultures, and genres, from Roman games to video games. His striking interpretations of our most important films - ... Read more
Whether on Broadway or at the movies, considering a new novel or revisiting a classic work of literature, Daniel Mendelsohn's judgments over the past fifteen years have provoked and dazzled with their deep erudition, disarming emotionality, and tart wit. Now, in "How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken", we see all at once the overwhelming depth and intelligence infused in Mendelsohn's writings, as he brings his distinctive combination of scholarly rigor and conversational ease to bear across eras, cultures, and genres, from Roman games to video games. His striking interpretations of our most important films - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061456442
SKU
V9780061456442
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Ref
99-15
About Daniel Mendelsohn
Daniel Mendelsohn a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and The New Yorker, is the author of the international bestseller The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million. He teaches at Bard College.
Reviews for How Beautiful it is and How Easily it Can be Broken
"An elegant collection of essays... Mendelsohn reveals intellectual breadth in his ability to draw on his training as a classicist to look at contemporary culture... These essays richly repay the time readers spend in their company."
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Brilliant... Masterful... Wise, funny... A wonderful collection."
Time Out New York "Mendelsohn takes on contemporary culture with humor ... Read more
Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Brilliant... Masterful... Wise, funny... A wonderful collection."
Time Out New York "Mendelsohn takes on contemporary culture with humor ... Read more