By artfully bridging the gap between elite and popular culture, Stanley Cavell makes provocative use of the energy of Hollywood dialogue comedy, the poetry of ideas in Emerson and Thoreau, and the profundity of Shakespeare's tragic skepticism. This book explores the convergence and elaboration of these three major subjects in the Cavell's writings.
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By artfully bridging the gap between elite and popular culture, Stanley Cavell makes provocative use of the energy of Hollywood dialogue comedy, the poetry of ideas in Emerson and Thoreau, and the profundity of Shakespeare's tragic skepticism. This book explores the convergence and elaboration of these three major subjects in the Cavell's writings.
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