Kubrick's "2001": A Triple Allegory - Hardcover

Wheat, Leonard F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081083796X ISBN 13: 9780810837966

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2000

Synopsis

Three allegories-an Odysseus (Homer) allegory, a man-machine symbiosis (Arthur Clarke) allegory, and a Zarathustra (Nietzsche) allegory-are simultaneously concealed and revealed by well over 200 highly imaginative and sometimes devilishly clever symbols. In bringing Kubrick's secrets to light, Wheat builds a powerful case for his assertion that 2001 is the "grandest motion picture ever filmed."

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Review:

...his conclusions...ought to be pondered by everyone with a serious interest in the film...Indeed, part of the fun of reading his book is deciding whether, detail by detail, one agrees or disagrees with Wheat's specific reading...Wheat's readings of the Nietzschean allegory are perhaps even more compelling...a valuable contribution to our understanding of the best science fiction film ever.--Science Fiction Studies

All of Wheat's correlations are well worth pondering. His writing is immediately accessible; he even directly addresses the reader, inviting forethought and additional speculation.--Extrapolation

About the Author:

Leonard F. Wheat was an economist with the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce before retiring in 1997. He is the author or (in one case) co-author of four previous books, including one philosophical study and three economic studies. He is also author of two book-length government studies and several journal articles and is an associate editor of the Journal of Regional Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 081083796X
• ISBN 13: 9780810837966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188