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Hamilton and philosophy : revolutionary thinking / edited by Aaron Rabinowitz and Robert Arp.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML410.M67975 H36 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 110.
- Popular culture and philosophy ; volume 110
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Miranda, Lin-Manuel, 1980- Hamilton.
- Miranda, Lin-Manuel.
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804--Philosophy.
- Hamilton, Alexander.
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804--Influence.
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
- Musicals--United States--History and criticism.
- Musicals.
- Philosophy.
- United States.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 246 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Open Court, 2017.
- Summary:
- In Hamilton and Philosophy, professional thinkers expose, examine, and ponder the deep and controversial implications of this runaway hit Broadway musical. One cluster of questions relates to the matter of historical accuracy in relation to entertainment. To what extent is Hamilton genuine history, or is it more a reflection of America today than in the eighteenth century? What happens when history becomes dramatic art, and is some falsification of history unavoidable? One point of view is that the real Alexander Hamilton was an outsider, and any objective approach to Hamilton has to be that of an outsider. Politics always involves a debate over who is on the margins and who is allowed into the center. Then there is the question of emphasizing Hamilton's revolutionary aspect, when he was autocratic and not truly democratic. But this can be defended as presenting a contradictory personality in a unique historical moment. Hamilton's character is also one that blends ambition, thirst for fame, and concern for his immortal legacy, with inability to see his own limitations, yet combined with devotion to honor and the cultivation of virtue. Hamilton's evident ambition led him to be likened to Macbeth and Shakespearean tragedy can explain much of his life. Publisher.
- Contents:
- I What Kind of a Story? 1
- 1 I, Hamilton, Confessions of a Ten-Dollar Bill / Christopher Ketcham Ketcham, Christopher 3
- 2 Who's the Hero? / Joe Chapa Chapa, Joe 13
- 3 Cyborgs in Revolutionary Manhattan / Maggie Jackson Jackson, Maggie 21
- 4 That's Edutainment! / Myron Jackson Jackson, Myron 31
- II Self-Made Greatness 39
- 5 Megalomaniac of Megalopsychos? / Jason T. Eberl Eberl, Jason T. 41
- 6 They Think Me Macbeth / Kate Bossert Bossert, Kate 53
- 7 Smartest in the Room? / Cheryl Frazier Frazier, Cheryl 63
- III Leaving Your Mark 73
- 8 Legacy or Happiness? / Carrie-Ann Biondi Biondi, Carrie-Ann 75
- 9 The Right Way to Win Over Posterity / Thomas Wilk Wilk, Thomas 85
- 10 One Eye on the Future / Andy Wible Wible, Andy 95
- IV Under Eastern Eyes 105
- 11 The Dao of Hamilton / Aaron Rabinowitz Rabinowitz, Aaron 107
- 12 Eliza Hamilton, Buddhist Master / Benjamin Ross Ross, Benjamin 115
- V The Existential Challenge 123
- 13 Redemptive Happing / Jennifer McMahon McMahon, Jennifer, Jacqueline McMahon-Smith McMahon-Smith, Jacqueline 125
- 14 To Throw Away Your Shot or Not? / Tim Jung Jung, Tim, Minerva Ahumada Ahumada, Minerva 133
- 15 Action against the Chaos / Lisa Maxine Melinn Melinn, Lisa Maxine, Adam Melinn Melinn, Adam 141
- VI The Hideous Blot 149
- 16 Daveed Diggs's Doubling / Marlene Clark Clark, Marlene 151
- 17 Founding Fathers, Founding Slavers / Andrew T. Vink Vink, Andrew T. 159
- VII The Excluded Speak 167
- 18 Young, Scrappy, and Hungry / Minerva Ahumada Ahumada, Minerva, Tim Jung Jung, Tim 169
- 19 To the Revelation! / Alison Dobrick Dobrick, Alison 177
- 20 History's Icons / Katelyn Botsford Tucker Tucker, Katelyn Botsford 185
- VIII Rewriting the Past 195
- 21 History Has Its Eyes on You / Chad William Timm Timm, Chad William 197
- 22 Casting in Living Color / Adam Barkman Barkman, Adam, Rachel Wall Wall, Rachel 209
- 23 Dueling Conceptions of History / David LaRocca LaRocca, David 217.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0812699602
- 9780812699609
- OCLC:
- 959534951
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