| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages). |
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Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 29 |
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Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 29.
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| Summary |
"A collection of essays that addresses philosophical aspects of the films of Quentin Tarantino, focusing on topics in ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, language, and cultural identity"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Tarantino's films: what are they about and what can we learn from them? / Bruce Russell -- Stuntman Mike, simulation, and sadism in death proof / Aaron C. Anderson -- Unleashing Nietzsche on the tragic infrastructure of Tarantino's Reservoir dogs / Travis Anderson -- The moral lives of Reservoir dogs / James H. Spence -- Revenge and mercy in Tarantino / David Kyle Johnson -- "I'm a bad person" : Beatrix Kiddo's rampage and virtue / Rachel Robison -- A sword of righteousness : Kill Bill and the ethics of vengeance / Timothy Dean Roth -- Stuck in the middle with you : Mr. Blonde and retributive justice / Joseph Ulatowski -- "I didn't know you liked the Delfonics": knowledge and pragmatism in Jackie Brown / K. Silem Mohammad -- Vinnie's very bad day : twisting the tale of time in Pulp fiction / Randall E. Auxier -- Coke into Pepsi : the miracle in Pulp fiction / Keith Allen Korcz -- Quentin Tarantino and the ex-convict's dilemma / Richard Greene -- Kill Bill : Tarantino's oedipal play / Mark T. Conard -- Travolta's Elvis man and the Nietzschean superman / Bence Nanay and Ian Schnee -- Could Beatrix Kiddo reach enlightenment? traces of Buddhist philosophy in Kill Bill / Luke Cuddy and Michael Bruce. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Tarantino, Quentin -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Tarantino, Quentin. (OCoLC)fst00347688
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Tarantino, Quentin -- Ästhetik und Poetik.
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Tarantino, Quentin -- Philosophie.
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Tarantino, Quentin.
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Tarantino, Quentin.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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Philosophie.
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Filmästhetik.
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Film.
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Philosophie.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Greene, Richard, 1961 September 2-
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Mohammad, K. Silem.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Quentin Tarantino and philosophy. Chicago : Open Court, ©2007 9780812696349 (DLC) 2007035105 (OCoLC)167507607 |
| ISBN |
9780812697094 (electronic bk.) |
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081269709X (electronic bk.) |
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