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OverviewOn the face of it, Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1989) is a film in which the eyes – and mouths – of religious zealots are opened to the glories of the sensual world. It is a critique of what Nietzsche called life-denying religion in favour of life-affirming sensuality. But to view the film in that way is to get it profoundly wrong. In his study of the film, Julian Baggini argues that Babette's Feast is not about the battle between religiosity and secularity but a deep examination of how the two can come together. Baggini's analysis focuses on themes of love, pleasure, artisty and grace, to provide a rich philosophical reading of this most sensual of films. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Julian BagginiPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: BFI Publishing Weight: 0.156kg ISBN: 9781911239673ISBN 10: 1911239678 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 28 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Mortal Illusions 2. Love 3. Pleasure 4. The Artist 5. Grace Conclusion: Religion of the ImmanentReviewsIt will certainly offer food for thought. * Babette's Feast * The reader will be rewarded with ample food for thought. * Film at 11 * Digs in to every food-lover's favourite film. This slender treat nourishes with every page - with never a hint of a recipe. * Financial Times * It will certainly offer food for thought. * Total Film * Author InformationJulian Baggini is a British philosopher, and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience, including How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy (2018); A Short History of Truth: Consolations for a Post-Truth World (2018); The Edge of Reason: A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World (2017), and The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments (2010). He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosopher’s Magazine. He is a contributor to the Guardian, BBC News Online, Prospect, Times Education Supplement, the Observer and New Humanist, and makes regular appearances on radio and television. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |