Fight club
Released in 1999, Fight Club is David Fincher's popular adaption of Chuck Palahniuk's cult novel, and one of the most philosophically rich films of recent years. This is the first book to explore the varied philosophical aspects of the film. Beginning with an introduction by the editor that places the film and essays in context, each chapter explores a central theme of Fight Club from a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include: Fight Club, Plato's cave and Descartes' cogito moral disintegration identity, gender and masculinity visuals and narration. Including annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Fight Club is essential reading for anyone interested in the film, as well as those studying philosophy and film studies.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | eBook |
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| Subject: |
Fight club (Motion picture) Motion picture industry |
| Publication Year: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Abingdon, Oxon ; Routledge, 2012. |
| ISBN: | 9781136665622 1136665625 9781283460392 1283460394 9786613460394 6613460397 9781136665639 1136665633 9780203808009 0203808002 1-136-66562-5 1-283-46039-4 1-136-66563-3 0-203-80800-2 |
| Series: | Philosophers on film |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction / Thomas E. Wartenberg -- 2. Have I been understood? : Dionysus vs. Ikea-Boy / Murray Skees -- 3. Becoming a man : Fight club and the problem of masculine identity in the modern world / Charles Guignon -- 4. There's something about Marla : Fight club and the engendering of self-respect / Cynthia A. Stark -- 5. Unraveling the twists of Fight club / George M. Wilson and Sam Shpall -- 6. The first rule of Fight club : on Plato, Descartes, and Fight club / Nancy Bauer -- 7. Never been kicked / Ben Caplan. English Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources. |
| Course: |
ENG389 |