Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's

Casablanca and American Civic Culture

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Casablanca is a movie about love and loss, virtue and vice, good and evil, duty and treachery, courage and weakness, friendship and hate. It is a story that ends well, but only because the main characters make a heartbreaking choice.Casablanca is perhaps the most widely viewed motion picture ever made, often finishing on critics' lists second only to Citizen Kane. What accounts for its continuing popularity? What chord does it strike with audiences? What lesson does Casablanca teach Americans about themselves? What influence does popular culture have on public mores? The contributors to Political Philosophy Comes to Rick's take up these questions, finding that Casablanca raises many of the most important issues of political philosophy. Perhaps Casablanca has an enduring quality because it, like political philosophy, raises questions of human life - the nature of love, friendship, courage, honor, responsibility, and justice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-07-25
Mått170 x 228 x 16 mm
Vikt313 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739111130

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 "As Time Goes By": Casablanca and the Evolution of a Pop Culture ClassicChapter 3 The Historical Context of CasablancaChapter 4 Historicism, Relativism, and Nihilism, versus American Natural Right in CasablancaChapter 5 Seductive Beauty and Noble Deeds: Politics in The English Patient and CasablancaChapter 6 An American Fantasy? Love, Nobility, and Friendship in CasablancaChapter 7 Casablanca and the "Truth" of Stereotyping: Rick and the American CharacterChapter 8 Ilsa's Choice: Love and Tragedy in CasablancaChapter 9 Bogart's Heroes: The Changing Face of Heroism in American FilmChapter 10 Michael Curtiz: The Mystery-Man Director of CasablancaChapter 11 On the Argument of Casablanca and The Meaning of the Third RickChapter 12 A Movie Skeptic's Thoughts on Casablanca

Without doubt, Casablanca is one of the greatest American films ever made; part of its enduring appeal, the essays in this volume reveal, lies in its ability to reflect the timeless ideas which permeate popular culture. James Pontuso has assembled an eclectic group of essays, exploring the film’s moment in history, its place in the careers of Michael Curtiz and Humphrey Bogart, and – most importantly, perhaps – its lessons about the American character and about the relationship between individual happiness and moral or political obligation.