| Narrative and Stylistic Patterns in the Films of Stanley Kubrick Revised Edition Contributor(s): Mainar, Luis M. García (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571132651 ISBN-13: 9781571132659 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Garca Mainar's critical study of the films of the late Stanley Kubrick includes analysis of all but his last work, Eyes Wide Shut, and offers both a formal analysis of the films based on style and narrative pattern, and a theoretical, postmodernist approach to ideas presented in the films. Garca Mainar is particularly concerned with analyzing the relevance of spectacle in Kubrick's films, seeing it as a disruptive mechanism that can call into question the value and necessity of communication. He identifies different kinds of spectacle in the films, and proceeds to a detailed examination of these different forms in 2001 A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, and Full Metal Jacket. Luis M. Garca Mainar teaches English at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.06" W x 9.1" (0.86 lbs) 267 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: García Mainar's critical study of the films of the late Stanley Kubrick includes analysis of all but his last work, Eyes Wide Shut, and offers both a formal analysis of the films based on style and narrative pattern, and a theoretical, postmodernist approach to ideas presented in the films. García Mainar is particularly concerned with analyzing the relevance of spectacle in Kubrick's films, seeing it as a disruptive mechanism that can call into question the value and necessity of communication. He identifies different kinds of spectacle in the films, and proceeds to a detailed examination of these different forms in 2001 A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, and Full Metal Jacket. Luis M. García Mainar teaches English at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. |