Doomed Bourgeois in Love: Essays on the Films of Whit Stillman (Softcover)
Published by ISI Books, 2001
Softcover
176 pages
785x6 inches
Book in Near Fine condition.
Critics have praised the films of writer-director Whit Stillman for their exceptionally intelligent portrayal of the lives and loves of the urban haute bourgeoisie. His three comedies of manners—Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco—sparkle with urbane and ironic wit. In Doomed Bourgeois in Love, the cultural critic Mark C. Henrie brings together a collection of political theorists, literary critics, and classicists to explore the meaning of Stillman's films.
Published by ISI Books, 2001
Softcover
176 pages
785x6 inches
Book in Near Fine condition.
Critics have praised the films of writer-director Whit Stillman for their exceptionally intelligent portrayal of the lives and loves of the urban haute bourgeoisie. His three comedies of manners—Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco—sparkle with urbane and ironic wit. In Doomed Bourgeois in Love, the cultural critic Mark C. Henrie brings together a collection of political theorists, literary critics, and classicists to explore the meaning of Stillman's films.
Published by ISI Books, 2001
Softcover
176 pages
785x6 inches
Book in Near Fine condition.
Critics have praised the films of writer-director Whit Stillman for their exceptionally intelligent portrayal of the lives and loves of the urban haute bourgeoisie. His three comedies of manners—Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco—sparkle with urbane and ironic wit. In Doomed Bourgeois in Love, the cultural critic Mark C. Henrie brings together a collection of political theorists, literary critics, and classicists to explore the meaning of Stillman's films.
