{"product_id":"9781476614984","title":"Nicolas Winding Refn and the Violence of Art: A Critical Study of the Films","description":"Nicolas Winding Refn has emerged as a uniquely talented international filmmaker with an eye for visceral, iconic images. A 21st century mythmaker from his cult \u003ci\u003ePusher\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy to the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly God Forgives\u003c\/i\u003e, Refn infuses a sophisticated avant-garde sensibility with the grit of exploitation cinema. This book relates Refn’s films to the ideas of Nietzsche, Canetti, Blanchot and others, and to aesthetic theory in general. It also asks why the West has become a largely artificial society, unable to generate new communal mythologies.    Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170802090224,"sku":"9781476614984","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476614984_p0.jpg?v=1763608174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476614984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}