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001 2007035105
003 DLC
005 20080122172231.0
008 070827s2007 ilu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007035105
020 $a9780812696349 (trade paper : alk. paper)
020 $a0812696344 (trade paper : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn167507607
035 $a(OCoLC)167507607$z(OCoLC)154699323
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $alcac
050 00 $aPN1998.3.T358$bQ46 2007
082 00 $a791.4302/33092$222
245 00 $aQuentin Tarantino and philosophy :$bhow to philosophize with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch /$cedited by Richard Greene and K. Silem Mohammad.
260 $aChicago :$bOpen Court,$cc2007.
300 $axiii, 217 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aPopular culture and philosophy ;$vv. 29
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aTarantino'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.
600 10 $aTarantino, Quentin$xCriticism and interpretation.
700 1 $aGreene, Richard,$d1961 Sept. 2-
700 1 $aMohammad, K. Silem.