{"product_id":"throne-of-blood-by-robert-n-watson-9781839021879","title":"Throne of Blood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrone of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), Akira Kurosawa's reworking of \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, is widely considered the greatest film adaptation of Shakespeare ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a detailed account of the film, Robert N. Watson explores how Kurosawa draws key philosophical and psychological arguments from Shakespeare, translates them into striking visual metaphors, and inflects them through the history of post-World War II Japan. Watson places particular emphasis on the contexts that underlie the film's central tension between individual aspiration and the stability of broader social and ecological collectives – and therefore between free will and determinism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his foreword to this new edition, Robert Watson considers the central characters' Washizu and his wife Asaji's blunder in viewing life as a ruthless competition in which only the most brutal can thrive. This is examined in the context of an era of neoliberal economics, resurgent 'strongman' political leaders, and myopic views of the environmental crisis, with nothing valued that cannot be monetised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471854682348,"sku":"9781839021879","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/270b58a361ac181a2d70fca25d8dcbbd.jpg?v=1775693586","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/throne-of-blood-by-robert-n-watson-9781839021879","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}