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Considering Aaron Sorkin: Essays on the Politics, Poetics and Sleight of Hand in the Films and Television Series | 
 enlarge | Creator: Thomas Fahy
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 595934
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 229
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0786421207
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN: 9780786421206
ASIN: 0786421207
Publication Date: January 11, 2005
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Product Description
Aaron Sorkin is one of the most notable voices in Hollywood, attracting millions of weekly viewers with his television series The West Wing and scoring box office success with films like A Few Good Men and The American President. With a musician's sense of rhythm and writing skills honed in the theater, Sorkin crafts dialogue that brings characters to life. His crisp, tight language is both exciting to listen to and poetic in its beauty and power--but what lies behind the slick, sophisticated exchanges between Sorkin's characters? Does Sorkin's ability to captivate viewers with rapid-fire, humorous dialogue lull them into overlooking an inherent political agenda, a sense of elitism, and gender bias prominent throughout his work? Aaron Sorkin's skill as a writer garners him accolades, even from his critics: complex, nuanced, sometimes subtle but often forceful, Sorkin's work is best understood when viewed from a variety of perspectives.
This collection of essays on the work of Aaron Sorkin affords greater insight into the complexities of his writing, drawing connections between the film and television output of today's most prominent and influential screenwriter. Scholars from various fields--film, literature, art history, political science, and more--examine the thematic content and rhetorical strategy of Sorkin's writing. Eleven essayists explore the subtle, pervasive and often contradictory messages woven throughout Sorkin's work, from politics to portrayals of women, and consider his impact on film, television and culture. An interview with Aaron Sorkin precedes the essays, each of which has notes and a bibliography. An appendix covering film and television credits is included.
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 for the literate Sorkin fan May 15, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a great collection for the literate Sorkin fan. It makes connections among all his works, including his films. (I didn't even realize that he wrote the screenplay for the film Malice.) It debates issues. And it raises interesting and thoughtful questions.
I highly recommend it.
 Should be titled "Bashing" Aaron Sorkin March 4, 2006
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
I was disappointed in this book. I am familiar with Aaron Sorkin's plays, movies and television series and find him to be a brilliant and insightful writer. I was hoping to learn more about his process, technique and where in this "whiz kid" his idea pool resides. Instead I found this collection of esssays to be tedious and overly-analytical in their review of minutiae in an attempt to find hidden meaning in words and phrases. Aaron Sorkin's works are perceptive and realistic in pace and tone and substance, but the contributors to this book have found very little positive and a great deal of perceived subtext to examine. I would not recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Aaron Sorkin's work.
Thumbs Up September 10, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. I liked reading different perspectives on Sorkin's writing. I liked the fact that the essays about Sorkin, who is such a smart, interesting writier, were also smart and interesting. Sorkin's work deserves this.
The book made me think about his writing in new ways.
 I swear I'm not impressed.... September 7, 2005
6 out of 15 found this review helpful
Being a fan of The West Wing, The American President, Sports Night and A Few Good Men, I assumed this book would have more "Sorkin" in it. Primarily it's a collection of folks over analyzing his work and contradicting each other at every turn. These are primarily people in love with the sound of their own reasoning. I give it a C-
Not What I Thought It Was Gonna Be August 21, 2005
8 out of 23 found this review helpful
I was expecting this book to be about the process Sorkin uses to write the masterful scripts that he does. I thought it would be about HOW he writes his scripts, not analyzing the scripts from an academic point of view. So, for those out there expecting the same: BE WARNED. The book is a collection of ACADEMIC, esoteric writings that analyze Sorkin's work.
I ended up returning the book.
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