{"product_id":"9781911239673","title":"Babette's Feast","description":"Author: Julian Baggini\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781911239673\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the face of it, Gabriel Axel's\u003ci\u003e Babette's Feast\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) is a film in which the eyes     and mouths     of religious zealots are opened to the glories of the sensual world. It is a critique of what Nietzsche called life-denying religion in favour of life-affirming sensuality. But to view the film in that way is to get it profoundly wrong. In his study of the film, Julian Baggini argues that \u003ci\u003eBabette's Feast\u003c\/i\u003e is not about the battle between religiosity and secularity but a deep examination of how the two can come together. Baggini's analysis focuses on themes of love, pleasure, artisty and grace, to provide a rich philosophical reading of this most sensual of films.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619437432990,"sku":"UBD-9781911239673","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781911239673.jpg?v=1773899728","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781911239673","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}