Description
The concepts and theories surrounding the aesthetic category of the grotesque are explored in this book by pursuing their employment in the films of American auteurs Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and David Lynch. The author argues that interpreting these directors' films through the lens of the grotesque allows us1to situate both the auteurs and the films within a long history of the grotesque in art and aesthetics. This cultural tradition effectively subsumes the contribution of any artist or1genre that intersects it but also affords the artist or genre--the auteur and the genre filmmaker--a pantheon and an abundance of images, themes, and motifs through which he1or she can subversively represent the world and our place in it.
Author: Schuy R. Weishaar
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 10/12/2012
Pages: 219
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780786471867
ISBN10: 0786471867
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
Author: Schuy R. Weishaar
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 10/12/2012
Pages: 219
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780786471867
ISBN10: 0786471867
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
About the Author
Schuy R. Weishaar teaches writing and literature at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee, and philosophy and film studies at a few other institutions. He lives in Illinois.