The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers. Mark T. Conard

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      THE PHILOSOPHY OF POPULAR CULTURE

      The books published in the Philosophy of Popular Culture series will illuminate and explore philosophical themes and ideas that occur in popular culture. The goal of this series is to demonstrate how philosophical inquiry has been reinvigorated by increased scholarly interest in the intersection of popular culture and philosophy, as well as to explore through philosophical analysis beloved modes of entertainment, such as movies, TV shows, and music. Philosophical concepts will be made accessible to the general reader through examples in popular culture. This series seeks to publish both established and emerging scholars who will engage a major area of popular culture for philosophical interpretation and examine the philosophical underpinnings of its themes. Eschewing ephemeral trends of philosophical and cultural theory, authors will establish and elaborate on connections between traditional philosophical ideas from important thinkers and the ever-expanding world of popular culture.

       Series Editor

      Mark T. Conard, Marymount Manhattan College, NY

       Books in the Series

      The Philosophy of Stanley Kubrick, edited by Jerold J. Abrams

      Football and Philosophy, edited by Michael W. Austin

      The Philosophy of Film Noir, edited by Mark T. Conard

      The Philosophy of Martin Scorsese, edited by Mark T. Conard

      The Philosophy of Neo-Noir, edited by Mark T. Conard

      The Philosophy of The X-Files, edited by Dean A. Kowalski

      Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, edited by Dean A. Kowalski

      The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film, edited by Steven M. Sanders

      The Philosophy of TV Noir, edited by Steven M. Sanders and Aeon J. Skoble

      Basketball and Philosophy, edited by Jerry L. Walls and Gregory Bassham

      THE PHILOSOPHY OF

      THE COEN

      BROTHERS

      Edited by

      Mark T. Conard

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      The philosophy of the Coen brothers / edited by Mark T. Conard.

      p. cm.—(The philosophy of popular culture)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-0-8131-2526-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)

      1. Coen, Joel—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Coen, Ethan—Criticism and interpretation. I. Conard, Mark T., 1965–

      PN1998.3.C6635P45 2008

      791.4302’330922—dc22 2008038678

      This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting

      the requirements of the American National Standard

      for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.

      Manufactured in the United States of America.

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      American University Presses

      Contents

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Mark T. Conard

       Part 1. The Coen Brand of Comedy and Tragedy

       Raising Arizona as an American Comedy

       Richard Gilmore

       The Human Comedy Perpetuates Itself: Nihilism and Comedy in Coen Neo-Noir

       Thomas S. Hibbs

       Philosophies of Comedy in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

       Douglas McFarland

       No Country for Old Men: The Coens’ Tragic Western

       Richard Gilmore

       Deceit, Desire, and Dark Comedy: Postmodern Dead Ends in Blood Simple

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