| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Towards a Textual Historicity; 2. David Lynch: The Making of a Post-classical Auteur; 3. Meanings and Authorships in Dune; 4. Critical Theory and 'Cruel; 5. Twin Peaks: The Rise and Fall of a Public Auteur; 6. Brand Lynch; 7. Receiving Mulholland Dr.: 'A Contemporary Film Noir Directed by David Lynch'; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This important new contribution to studies on authorship and film explores the ways in which shared and disputed opinions on aesthetic quality, originality and authorial essence have shaped receptions of Lynch's films. It is also the first book to approach David Lynch as a figure composed through language, history and text. Tracing the development of Lynch's career from cult obscurity with Eraserhead, to star auteur through the release of Blue Velvet, and TV phenomenon Twin Peaks, Antony Todd examines how his idiosyncratic style introduced the term 'Lynchian' to the colloquial speech of new Ho |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lynch, David, 1946-2025 -- Authorship
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Lynch, David, 1946-2025 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Lynch, David, 1946- |
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Individual film directors, film-makers.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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Authorship
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857721129 |
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0857721127 |
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9780857731364 |
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085773136X |
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