{"product_id":"mulholland-drive-paperback","title":"Mulholland Drive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZina Giannopoulou\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved by film and art aficionados and fans of neo-noir cinema, \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important and enigmatic films of recent years. It occupies a central and controversial position in the work of its director, David Lynch, who won the best director award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for the movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulholland Drive in the Routledge \u003ci\u003ePhilosophers on Film\u003c\/i\u003e series is the first full philosophical appraisal of Lynch's film. Beginning with an introduction by the editor, the volume explores the following topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe identity of the self and its persistence through time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe central, dual roles played by fantasy and reality throughout the film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhether \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e is best understood epistemologically via reason and language, or whether, as Lynch himself argues, by one's 'inner feelings' and emotions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eparallels between \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e and Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which pit their protagonists at the mercy of unseen forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e and romanticism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional key themes are also discussed, such as the interpenetration of ethics, classical tragedy, and the contrasting philosophical arguments of Plato and Nietzsche on tragic drama. These themes make \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e essential and engaging reading for students of philosophy, especially aesthetics and ethics, as well as film studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZina Giannopoulou\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Irvine, USA. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePlato's Theaetetus as a Second Apology \u003c\/em\u003e(2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702273413183,"sku":"9780415824668","price":108.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e44d9ceef7522b2127148a4477e23217.webp?v=1765023825","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mulholland-drive-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}