In this interdisciplinary cultural history that encompasses film, literature, music, and drama, Inez Hedges follows the thread of the Faustian rebel in the major intellectual currents of the last hundred years. She presents Faust and his counterpart Mephistopheles as antagonistic--yet complementary--figures whose productive conflict was integral to such phenomena as the birth of narrative cinema, the rise of modernist avant-gardes before World War II, and feminist critiques of Western cultural traditions.
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In this interdisciplinary cultural history that encompasses film, literature, music, and drama, Inez Hedges follows the thread of the Faustian rebel in the major intellectual currents of the last hundred years. She presents Faust and his counterpart Mephistopheles as antagonistic--yet complementary--figures whose productive conflict was integral to such phenomena as the birth of narrative cinema, the rise of modernist avant-gardes before World War II, and feminist critiques of Western cultural traditions.
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New. Reveals the Faust myth's contributions to structures of power and hegemony. This title presents Faust and his counterpart Mephistopheles as antagonistic figures whose conflict was integral to such phenomena as the birth of narrative cinema, the rise of modernist avant-gardes before WW II, and feminist critiques of Western cultural traditions. Num Pages: 262 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363. 2009. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.