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Description for Kubrick's Hope
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649.
There have been two common assumptions about Stanley Kubrick: that his films portray human beings who are driven exclusively by aggression and greed, and that he pessimistically rejected meaning in a contingent, postmodern world. However, as Kubrick himself remarked, "A work of art should be always exhilarating and never depressing, whatever its subject matter may be." In this new interpretation of Kubrick's films, Julian Rice suggests that the director's work had a more positive outlook than most people credit him. And while other studies have recounted Kubrick's life and production histories, few have offered lucid explanations of specific ... Read more
There have been two common assumptions about Stanley Kubrick: that his films portray human beings who are driven exclusively by aggression and greed, and that he pessimistically rejected meaning in a contingent, postmodern world. However, as Kubrick himself remarked, "A work of art should be always exhilarating and never depressing, whatever its subject matter may be." In this new interpretation of Kubrick's films, Julian Rice suggests that the director's work had a more positive outlook than most people credit him. And while other studies have recounted Kubrick's life and production histories, few have offered lucid explanations of specific ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810862067
SKU
V9780810862067
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About Julian Rice
Julian Rice, now retired, was professor of English at Florida Atlantic University. His books include Black Elk's Story (1991), Deer Women and Elk Men (1992), and Before the Great Spirit (1998).
Reviews for Kubrick's Hope
Blow-by-blow description of the complexities of 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut helps uncover the Jungian sources of Kubrick's perspective.
Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie
Rice writes about the films with care and specificity. Kubrickians should read this book, whether or not they agree with it....Recommended.
CHOICE
This fresh interpretation, which runs counter to ... Read more
Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie
Rice writes about the films with care and specificity. Kubrickians should read this book, whether or not they agree with it....Recommended.
CHOICE
This fresh interpretation, which runs counter to ... Read more