{"product_id":"9781405194402","title":"A Companion to Werner Herzog","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Film Directors\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Werner Herzog\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrad Prager\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Werner Herzog\u003c\/i\u003e showcases over two dozen original scholarly essays examining nearly five decades of filmmaking by one of the most acclaimed and innovative figures in world cinema.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst collection in twenty years dedicated to examining Herzog’s expansive career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures essays by international scholars and Herzog specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses a broad spectrum of the director’s films, from his earliest works such as \u003ci\u003eSigns of Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFata Morgana\u003c\/i\u003e to such recent films as \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Lieutenant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEncounters at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers creative, innovative approaches guided by film history, art history, and philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a comprehensive filmography that also features a list of the director’s acting appearances and opera productions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the director’s engagement with music and the arts, his self-stylization as a global filmmaker, his Bavarian origins, and even his love-hate relationship with the actor Klaus Kinski\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Prager\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of German and an active member of the Program in Film Studies at the University of Missouri. He has authored two monographs: \u003ci\u003eAesthetic Vision and German Romanticism: Writing Images\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Werner Herzog: Aesthetic Ecstasy and Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). His articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew German Critique, Studies in Documentary Film, Art History\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the \u003ci\u003eModern Language Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Most recently he has co-edited the collections \u003ci\u003eThe Collapse of the Conventional: German Film and its Politics at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and\u003ci\u003e Visualizing the Holocaust: Documents, Aesthetics, Memory \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405194402\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e648\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49.94\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379031765132,"sku":"9781405194402","price":191.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405194402_d6ee9364-cdd1-4f4e-83e8-47c06ca0ae34.jpg?v=1780101892","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405194402","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}