Authorship and the films of David Lynch : aesthetic receptions in contemporary Hollywood / Antony Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Todd, Antony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynch, David, 1946---Authorship.

Lynch, David.

Lynch, David, 1946---Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9780755698332

0755698339

9780857721129

0857721127

9781280876622

128087662X

OCLC:

796383068