Stanley Cavell: Pursuit of Happiness. The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
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Cinema e Filosofia; Cavell; Hollywood; Comédia.Abstract
Stanley Cavell, one of the most original American philosophers of the 20th century, devoted a significant part of his career to thinking about the cinematic experience as a legitimate place for philosophy. In his book Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage, Cavell proposes that certain Hollywood romantic comedies of the 1930s and 40s—so-called marriage comedies—are not just lighthearted love stories, but true meditations on marriage, recognition, and shared life in a modern world.
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Cavell, Stanley. The World Viewed: Reflections on the Ontology of Film. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1979. Print.
Poague, Leland. "Pursuits of Happiness: Cavell and Film Criticism." Film Criticism 7.2 (1983): 53-62. Print.
Roselli, Greig. “Pursuits of Happiness: A Short Response (Book Review)”. Stones of Erasmus (2004). Web.
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