Masters of the grotesque : the cinema of Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, The Coen brothers and David Lync...
Masters of the grotesque : the cinema of Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, The Coen brothers and David Lync...
Masters of the grotesque : the cinema of Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, The Coen brothers and David Lynch / Schuy R. Weishaar.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2012]
Date
[2012]
Call Numbers
G 2013/479
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Pt. 1. The philosophy of the grotesque -- Art, being and contrast -- Metaphysics, myth and purgatory -- Pt. 2. Interpolarity: binaries of the grotesque -- Tim Burton's two worlds -- Terry Gilliam's mythic madness -- Pt. 3. Menacing invasions: the hazards of time and subjectivity -- The mundane and t...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2012]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2012]
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Summary
"The concepts and theories surrounding the aesthetic category of the grotesque are explored in this book by pursuing their deployment in the films of American auteurs Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and David Lynch"--Provided by publisher.
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Masters of the grotesque : the cinema of Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, The Coen brothers and David Lynch / Schuy R. Weishaar.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2013/479
Record Identifier
74VvyjvGjedM
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ISBN
0786471867 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786471867 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
791.4301
MMS ID
991016227639702626
