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A Critical Companion to David Lynch

Edited by Andrew M. Winters - Contributions by Brandelyn Andres; Adam Daniel; Matthew Grinder; Julie M. Hamilton; James Jarrett; Peter Lang; David LaRocca; Rupert Loydell; Kingsley Marshall; Donald McCarthy; Osman Nemli; Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns; Kristina Sekrst; Zachary Sheldon; Matthew Sorrento; David Sweeney; Kwasu David Tembo; Zachary Vereb; Andrew M. Winters and Reba Wissner

A Critical Companion to David Lynch builds on the vast debate of one of the most discussed and researched directors of the present era, with commercial and critical success across multiple mediums and genres. This edited volume provides a wide-ranging exploration of Lynch’s films, practices, and collaborations, with nineteen original chapters examining themes including narrativity, aesthetics, artistry, sound, experimentation, metafiction, and patriarchy from the disciplinary perspectives of film studies, art studies, gender studies, literary studies, and philosophy. Lynch’s entire thought-provoking oeuvre, spanning over fifty years, will be examined, including his shorts and films, animations, TV series, paintings, and commercials.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 332 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9⅛
978-1-66692-810-5 • Hardback • December 2024 • $130.00 • (£100.00)
Series: Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors
Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural, Social Science / Media Studies, Performing Arts / Film / General

Andrew M. Winters is professor of philosophy and Chair of Humanities at Yavapai College.

1. “Sound Comes First: Understanding the Music and Sound Design of David Lynch’s Short Films,” Reba Wissner

2. “Pataphysical Narratives in Lynch’s Short Films and What is David Working on Today?,” Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns

3. “Sense and Significance in Six Men Getting Sick,” Zachary Vereb

4. “Narrativism and Performativity in Absurda and Darkened Room,” Kristina Šekrst

5. “Reframing Noir Windows: The Inward Gaze of David Lynch’s The Grandmother,” Matthew Sorrento

6. “Openness from Closure: Creative Emergence and Embodied Dynamics in Eraserhead,” Peter Lang

7. “The Beautiful Tragedy of Lynch’s The Elephant Man,” Andrew M. Winters

8. “David Lynch Constrained on Dune,” Rupert Loydell and Kingsley Marshall

9. “The Phonic-Materiality of David Lynch’s Lost Highway,” Osman Nemli

10. “‘My most experimental movie’: Transcendental Style and the Art Spirit in David Lynch’s The Straight Story,” David LaRocca

11. “Driving Buicks to the Moon: Innocence and Experience in Wild at Heart,” Kwasu Tembo

12. “Past and Possible Lives in Inland Empire,” David Sweeney

13. “‘It is happening again’: Repetition and Replay in the Works of David Lynch,” Adam Daniel

14. “‘A woman in Trouble’: Twin Peaks as Critique of Patriarchal Violence,” Julie Hamilton

15. “How Twin Peaks: The Return’s Diane Escapes: the Plot in The Pinnacle of Lynch’s Use of Metafiction and Entrapment,” Donald McCarthy

16. “‘Tricks’: Inside Lynch’s Hotel Room,” James Jarrett

17. “Necropolitical Patriarchy and the Lynchian Koan,” Matthew Grinder

18. “Innocence Lost: Constructions of Childhood in The Alphabet and The Grandmother,” Brandelyn M. Andres

19. “Wonder, Weather, and Coffee: Lynch and the Sacred of the Everyday,” Zachary Sheldon

The new Critical Companion to David Lynch is the book that everyone who appreciates David Lynch’s films has been waiting for. It’s a work remarkable for its incredible thoroughness. It deals with every thinkable aspect of the director’s work and life. This is the book that will become the source of reference for anyone seeking knowledge about the career of David Lynch.


— Todd McGowan, University of Vermont


A Critical Companion to David Lynch

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Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • A Critical Companion to David Lynch builds on the vast debate of one of the most discussed and researched directors of the present era, with commercial and critical success across multiple mediums and genres. This edited volume provides a wide-ranging exploration of Lynch’s films, practices, and collaborations, with nineteen original chapters examining themes including narrativity, aesthetics, artistry, sound, experimentation, metafiction, and patriarchy from the disciplinary perspectives of film studies, art studies, gender studies, literary studies, and philosophy. Lynch’s entire thought-provoking oeuvre, spanning over fifty years, will be examined, including his shorts and films, animations, TV series, paintings, and commercials.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 332 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9⅛
    978-1-66692-810-5 • Hardback • December 2024 • $130.00 • (£100.00)
    Series: Critical Companions to Contemporary Directors
    Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural, Social Science / Media Studies, Performing Arts / Film / General
Author
Author
  • Andrew M. Winters is professor of philosophy and Chair of Humanities at Yavapai College.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • 1. “Sound Comes First: Understanding the Music and Sound Design of David Lynch’s Short Films,” Reba Wissner

    2. “Pataphysical Narratives in Lynch’s Short Films and What is David Working on Today?,” Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns

    3. “Sense and Significance in Six Men Getting Sick,” Zachary Vereb

    4. “Narrativism and Performativity in Absurda and Darkened Room,” Kristina Šekrst

    5. “Reframing Noir Windows: The Inward Gaze of David Lynch’s The Grandmother,” Matthew Sorrento

    6. “Openness from Closure: Creative Emergence and Embodied Dynamics in Eraserhead,” Peter Lang

    7. “The Beautiful Tragedy of Lynch’s The Elephant Man,” Andrew M. Winters

    8. “David Lynch Constrained on Dune,” Rupert Loydell and Kingsley Marshall

    9. “The Phonic-Materiality of David Lynch’s Lost Highway,” Osman Nemli

    10. “‘My most experimental movie’: Transcendental Style and the Art Spirit in David Lynch’s The Straight Story,” David LaRocca

    11. “Driving Buicks to the Moon: Innocence and Experience in Wild at Heart,” Kwasu Tembo

    12. “Past and Possible Lives in Inland Empire,” David Sweeney

    13. “‘It is happening again’: Repetition and Replay in the Works of David Lynch,” Adam Daniel

    14. “‘A woman in Trouble’: Twin Peaks as Critique of Patriarchal Violence,” Julie Hamilton

    15. “How Twin Peaks: The Return’s Diane Escapes: the Plot in The Pinnacle of Lynch’s Use of Metafiction and Entrapment,” Donald McCarthy

    16. “‘Tricks’: Inside Lynch’s Hotel Room,” James Jarrett

    17. “Necropolitical Patriarchy and the Lynchian Koan,” Matthew Grinder

    18. “Innocence Lost: Constructions of Childhood in The Alphabet and The Grandmother,” Brandelyn M. Andres

    19. “Wonder, Weather, and Coffee: Lynch and the Sacred of the Everyday,” Zachary Sheldon

Reviews
Reviews
  • The new Critical Companion to David Lynch is the book that everyone who appreciates David Lynch’s films has been waiting for. It’s a work remarkable for its incredible thoroughness. It deals with every thinkable aspect of the director’s work and life. This is the book that will become the source of reference for anyone seeking knowledge about the career of David Lynch.


    — Todd McGowan, University of Vermont


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