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Overview"Nietzsche in Hollywood offers a compelling and startling history of Hollywood film in which the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his idea of the Übermensch looms large. Though Nietzsche's philosophy was attacked as egoistic and a sociopathic version of Darwinism in films from the 1910s, it undergoes a series of cinematic and philosophical transformations in the 1920s and 1930s under the eye and pen of some of the most significant names in early Hollywood, including Erich von Stroheim, Josef von Sternberg, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks, and Ernst Lubitsch. In addition to establishing historical connections between Nietzsche's philosophy and these filmmakers, the book provides philosophical readings of many Hollywood films through the lens of the Nietzschean ideas of ""perspectivism"" and the critique of morality. Offering a new history of classic Hollywood films as well as a new approach to film philosophy, Nietzsche in Hollywood reveals a reading of the philosopher in American culture that has largely been ignored." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew RukgaberPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438490281ISBN 10: 1438490283 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 02 March 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations of Nietzsche’s Works Introduction: Approaching Film with Nietzsche 1. The Inhuman in the Human: Social Darwinism and the Übermensch in the Silent Era 2. The Weakness in Strength: The Übermensch as Degenerate in the Films of Erich von Stroheim 3. The Criminal Law: The Übermensch as Gangster and the Will to Power 4. The Salvation of Sin: The Übermensch as Superwoman and the Role of Gender 5 The Truth of Lies: The Übermensch as Genius in the Comedies of Ben Hecht 6. The Freedom in Fate: The Übermensch as Dionysius in the Films of Josef von Sternberg 7. The Revealing Mask: The Übermensch as Free Spirit in the Comedies of Ernst Lubitsch Conclusion: A Nietzschean Philosophy of Film Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis book makes a strong and compelling case for the dynamic influence of Nietzsche's philosophy on American film culture of the 1910s and 1920s, exploring the transgressive value systems embedded within both canonical and lesser known Hollywood films of the era. Not only film scholars but philosophers too will find much to dwell on in this surprising discovery of Nietzsche's most demanding and edifying ideas in early American film. - Trevor Mowchun, University of Florida Author InformationMatthew Rukgaber is Lecturer in Philosophy at Eastern Connecticut State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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