Bøger af Nathan Abrams

Stanley Kubrick was arguably one of the most influential American directors of the post-World War II era, and his Central European Jewish heritage, though often overlooked, greatly influenced his oeuvre. Kubrick's Mitteleuropa explores this influence in ways that range from his work with Hungarian and Polish composers Bela Bartok, György Ligeti, and Krzysztof Penderecki to the visual inspiration of artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, and other central European Modernists. Beyond exploring the Mitteleuropa sensibility in Kubrick's films, the contributions in this volume also provide important commentary on the reception of his films in countries across Eastern Europe.

Reexamines Stanley Kubrick 's work in the context of his ethnic and cultural origins. Focusing on several of Kubrick's key themes - including masculinity, ethical responsibility, and the nature of evil - it demonstrates how his films were in conversation with contemporary New York Jewish intellectuals who grappled with the same concerns.

Presents the history of the Jews in Scotland who lived outside Edinburgh and Glasgow. This work focuses on seven communities from the borders to the highlands - Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Greenock, and Inverness - each of these communities was of sufficient size and affluence to form a congregation with a functional synagogue.