Nietzsche in Hollywood : images of the Übermensch in early American cinema /

"Argues that Nietzsche's idea of the Übermensch was a central concern of filmmakers in the 1920s and 1930s"--

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Hlavní autor:	Rukgaber, Matthew (Autor)
Médium:	Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022]
Edice:	SUNY series, horizons of cinema.
On-line přístup:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18252373

Obsah:

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 will-to-power and the gangster as Übermensch
4. The salvation of sin : conquering sex and the Übermensch as Superwoman
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.

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