| 书目名称 | Generations of Jewish Directors and the Struggle for America’s Soul | | 副标题 | Wyler, Lumet, and Sp | | 编辑 | Sam B. Girgus | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Looks at how William Wyler, Sidney Lumet, and Steven Spielberg advance a tradition and history dating from the late 19th century to the present day Jewish writers and thinkers who assume a responsibil | | 丛书名称 | Renewing the American Narrative | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .From generation to generation, three outstanding American Jewish directors—William Wyler, Sidney Lumet, and Steven Spielberg--advance a tradition of Jewish writers, artists, and leaders who propagate the ethical basis of the American Idea and Creed. They strive to renew the American spirit by insisting that America must live up to its values and ideals. These directors accentuate the ethical responsibility for the other as a basis of the American soul and a source for strengthening American liberal democracy. In the manner of the jeremiad, their films challenge America to achieve a liberal democratic culture for all people by becoming more inclusive and by modernizing the American Idea. Following an introduction that relates aspects of modern ethical thought to the search for America’s soul, the book divides into three sections. The Wyler section focuses on the director’s social vision of a changing America. The Lumet section views his films as dramatizing Lumet’s dynamicand aggressive social and ethical conscience. The Spielberg section tracks his films as a movement toward American redemption and renewal that aspires to realize Lincoln’s vision of America as the hope of the worl | | 出版日期 | Book 2021 | | 关键词 | Jewish directors; Steven Spielberg; William Wyler; Sidney Lumet; American narrative; Jewish film; American | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76031-1 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-76033-5 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-76031-1Series ISSN 2524-8332 Series E-ISSN 2524-8340 | | issn_series | 2524-8332 | | copyright | The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 |
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