The philosophy of Tim Burton / edited by Jennifer L. McMahon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McMahon, Jennifer L., editor.

Series:

Philosophy of popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burton, Tim--Criticism and interpretation.

Burton, Tim.

Physical Description:

298 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2014]

Summary:

Director and producer Tim Burton impresses audiences with stunning visuals, sinister fantasy worlds, and characters who are strange and yet familiar. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dali, Washington Irving, and Dr. Seuss, Burton's creations elicit both alarm and wonder. Whether crafting an offbeat animated feature, a box-office hit, a collection of short fiction, or an art exhibition, Burton is a unique and powerful voice in popular culture. In The Philosophy of Tim Barton., noted scholars explore the philosophical underpinnings of the director's oeuvre, investigating films such as Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare before Christmas (1993), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003), Sweeney Todd (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Dark, Shadows (2012). The authors examine Burton through three thematic lenses: identity, views on authority, and aesthetic vision. This penetrating and provocative volume offers intriguing insights, inviting further scholarly discussion of one of Hollywood's most recognizable auteurs. Book jacket.

Contents:

Fishing for the [mediating] self: identity and storytelling in Big fish / Ken Hada

Catwoman and subjectivity: constructions of identity and power in Tim Burton's Batman returns / Ryan Weldon

The consolations and dangers of fantasy: Burton, Poe, and Vincent / Daniel Sullivan

Johnny Depp is a big baby! the philosophical significance of Tim Burton's preoccupation with childhood consciousness in Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood / Mark Walling

Mars attacks!: Burton, Tocqueville, and the self-organizing power of the American people / Paul A. Cantor

"Pinioned by a chain of reasoning"? Anti-intellectualism and models of rationality in Tim Burton's Sleepy hollow / Steve Benton

Culture, hermeneutics, and the Batman / Kevin S. Decker

Burtonology: metaphysics, epistemology, essences, Christmas, and Vincent Price / Kimberly Baltzer-Jaray

A symphony of horror: the sublime synesthesia of Sweeney Todd / Jennifer L. Jenkins

Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, and the fantastic / Deborah Knight and George McKnight

It's uncanny: death in Tim Burton's corpus / Jennifer L. McMahon

Affect without illusion: the films of Edward D. Wood Jr. after Ed Wood / David Larocca

Little Burton blue: Tim Burton and the product(ion) of color in the fairy-tale films The nightmare before Christmas and Corpse bride / Debbie Olson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813144627

0813144620

OCLC:

858901770