LEADER 03841nam 22007455 450 001 9910495193003321 005 20240627165159.0 010 $a9783030760311 010 $a3030760316 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-76031-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011996766 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6698609 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6698609 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-76031-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011996766 100 $a20210811d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGenerations of Jewish Directors and the Struggle for America's Soul $eWyler, Lumet, and Spielberg /$fby Sam B. Girgus 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (278 pages) 225 1 $aRenewing the American Narrative,$x2524-8340 311 08$a9783030760304 311 08$a3030760308 327 $aChapter 1: Introduction: Jewish Directors and the "The New Covenant" -- Chapter 2: William Wyler's America -- Chapter 3: Sidney Lumet: The Long Struggle for Conscience and Social Justice -- Chapter 4: Steven Spielberg: American Redemption. 330 $aFrom generation to generation, three outstanding American Jewish directors-William Wyler, Sidney Lumet, and Steven Spielberg--advance a tradition of Jewish writers, artists, and leaders who propagate the ethical basis of the American Idea and Creed. They strive to renew the American spirit by insisting that America must live up to its values and ideals. These directors accentuate the ethical responsibility for the other as a basis of the American soul and a source for strengthening American liberal democracy. In the manner of the jeremiad, their films challenge America to achieve a liberal democratic culture for all people by becoming more inclusive and by modernizing the American Idea. Following an introduction that relates aspects of modern ethical thought to the search for America's soul, the book divides into three sections. The Wyler section focuses on the director's social vision of a changing America. The Lumet section views his films as dramatizing Lumet's dynamic andaggressive social and ethical conscience. The Spielberg section tracks his films as a movement toward American redemption and renewal that aspires to realize Lincoln's vision of America as the hope of the world. The directors, among many others, perpetuate a "New Covenant" that advocates change and renewal in the American experience. . 410 0$aRenewing the American Narrative,$x2524-8340 606 $aMotion pictures, American 606 $aEthnology$zAmerica 606 $aCulture 606 $aJudaism 606 $aMotion pictures$xHistory 606 $aMotion picture industry 606 $aTelevision broadcasting 606 $aAmerican Film and TV 606 $aAmerican Culture 606 $aJudaism 606 $aFilm and TV History 606 $aFilm and Television Industry 615 0$aMotion pictures, American. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aJudaism. 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory. 615 0$aMotion picture industry. 615 0$aTelevision broadcasting. 615 14$aAmerican Film and TV. 615 24$aAmerican Culture. 615 24$aJudaism. 615 24$aFilm and TV History. 615 24$aFilm and Television Industry. 676 $a791.430233092273 676 $a791.43684 700 $aGirgus$b Sam B.$f1941-$0700141 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495193003321 996 $aGenerations of Jewish Directors and the Struggle for America's Soul$92244914 997 $aUNINA