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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter J. BaileyPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Edition: 2nd Revised edition Weight: 0.657kg ISBN: 9780813167190ISBN 10: 0813167191 Pages: 426 Publication Date: 27 May 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsBailey knows Woody Allen's work backwards and forwards, and his book makes many illuminating connections among the films in the Allen canon. In particular, Bailey reveals the significance of Allen's treatment of the role of the artist and the cultural function of movies in American life. -- Christopher Ames, author of <i>Movies About the Movies: Hollywood Reflected</i>, reviewing a previous edition or volume</p> Bailey knows Woody Allen's work backwards and forwards, and his book makes many illuminating connections among the films in the Allen canon. In particular, Bailey reveals the significance of Allen's treatment of the role of the artist and the cultural function of movies in American life. -- Christopher Ames, author of Movies About the Movies: Hollywood Reflected, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey's investigation of Allen's debate over the redemptive powers of art ultimately addresses crucial questions about American popular culture and entertainment. An important contribution to American film studies. -- American Studies, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey's rigorous study will please the serious student of film and of 20th-century artistic impression. -- Virginia Quarterly Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey knows Woody Allen's work backwards and forwards, and his book makes many illuminating connections among the films in the Allen canon. In particular, Bailey reveals the significance of Allen's treatment of the role of the artist and the cultural function of movies in American life. -- Christopher Ames, author of Movies About the Movies: Hollywood Reflected, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey's rigorous study will please the serious student of film and of 20th-century artistic impression. -- Virginia Quarterly Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey knows Woody Allen's work backwards and forwards, and his book makes many illuminating connections among the films in the Allen canon. In particular, Bailey reveals the significance of Allen's treatment of the role of the artist and the cultural function of movies in American life. -- Christopher Ames, author of Movies About the Movies: Hollywood Reflected, reviewing a previous edition or volume Bailey's investigation of Allen's debate over the redemptive powers of art ultimately addresses crucial questions about American popular culture and entertainment. An important contribution to American film studies. -- American Studies, reviewing a previous edition or volume Author InformationPeter J. Bailey is emeritus Piskor Professor of English at St. Lawrence University. He is the author of Reading Stanley Elkin and Rabbit (Un)Redeemed: The Drama of Belief in John Updike's Fiction as well as coeditor of A Companion to Woody Allen. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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