Lincoln : the ambiguous icon / / Steven Johnston |
Autore | Johnston Steven |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 973.7092 |
Collana | Modernity and political thought |
ISBN | 1-4422-6131-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Lincoln's ambiguity -- Lincoln's decisionism and the politics of elimination -- Democratic ironies of Lincoln's cinematic exceptionalism -- A "humble offering": the (first) Lincoln memorial -- Lincoln's persistent racial ambivalence: colonization -- What to the Indian is the Gettysburg Address? -- American exceptionalism or American narcissism? The second inaugural -- Lincoln's tragic revenge. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796948603321 |
Johnston Steven | ||
Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lincoln : the ambiguous icon / / Steven Johnston |
Autore | Johnston Steven |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 973.7092 |
Collana | Modernity and political thought |
ISBN | 1-4422-6131-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Lincoln's ambiguity -- Lincoln's decisionism and the politics of elimination -- Democratic ironies of Lincoln's cinematic exceptionalism -- A "humble offering": the (first) Lincoln memorial -- Lincoln's persistent racial ambivalence: colonization -- What to the Indian is the Gettysburg Address? -- American exceptionalism or American narcissism? The second inaugural -- Lincoln's tragic revenge. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814591603321 |
Johnston Steven | ||
Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wonder and cruelty : ontological war in It's a wonderful life / / Steven Johnston |
Autore | Johnston Steven |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.43/72 |
Collana | Politics, literature, and film |
Soggetto topico |
Politics in motion pictures
Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures |
ISBN | 1-4985-8363-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A tale of two films: it was the story I had been looking for all my life -- Ontological context: George Bailey: yes, tonight's his crucial night -- Eternal return: I'm leaving right now, this is my last chance -- The gentle face of transcendental terrorism: you see, George, you really had a wonderful life -- Responsible subjectivity: George Bailey, I'll love you till the day I die -- The day after: what are you but a warped, frustrated young man? -- The specter of Pottersville: you'll see a lot of strange things from now on -- Wonder and cruelty: get me back. I don't care what happens to me -- Romance or tragedy? to my big brother, George, the richest man in town. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793355803321 |
Johnston Steven | ||
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wonder and cruelty : ontological war in It's a wonderful life / / Steven Johnston |
Autore | Johnston Steven |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (114 pages) |
Disciplina | 791.43/72 |
Collana | Politics, literature, and film |
Soggetto topico |
Politics in motion pictures
Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures |
ISBN | 1-4985-8363-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A tale of two films: it was the story I had been looking for all my life -- Ontological context: George Bailey: yes, tonight's his crucial night -- Eternal return: I'm leaving right now, this is my last chance -- The gentle face of transcendental terrorism: you see, George, you really had a wonderful life -- Responsible subjectivity: George Bailey, I'll love you till the day I die -- The day after: what are you but a warped, frustrated young man? -- The specter of Pottersville: you'll see a lot of strange things from now on -- Wonder and cruelty: get me back. I don't care what happens to me -- Romance or tragedy? to my big brother, George, the richest man in town. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811719403321 |
Johnston Steven | ||
Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2019] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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