Reconstructing Woody: Art, Love, and Life in the Films of Woody Allen

by Mary P. Nichols

Takes a fresh look at this prolific filmmaker's body of work and attempts to show that even at his worst, Woody Allen is ultimately concerned with human ethics, goodness, and virtue. IP.

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Mary P. Nichols is professor of political science and department chair at Baylor University. She is the author of numerous books and articles in the history of political thought and politics, literature, and film. Her main areas of research are classical political theory, Shakespeare, and film directors such as Woody Allen, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock. She is a senior Fellow at The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization in Clinton, New York.