In 2017, twenty-five years after its initial release, a new season
of Twin Peaks shook the world of television. This new book is a
detailed analysis of the third season of the television series and
aims to elucidate some of the meanings of Twin Peaks: The Return and
explain these in terms of philosophical, mythological and spiritual
approaches. It focuses on the third season of Twin Peaks but also
refers to the first two seasons, and to the film, Fire Walk with Me.
Divided into three sections, the book first examines the third season
as expanded storytelling through the lens of Gene Youngblood's theory
of synesthetic cinema, intertextuality, integrationist, and
segregationist approaches in the realm of fiction, and focuses on the
role of audio and visual superimpositions in The Return. It goes on
to question the nature of the reality depicted in the seasons via
scientific approaches, such as electromagnetism, time theory, and
multiverses. The third and final section aims to transcend this vision
by exploring the role of theosophy, the occult, and other spiritual
sources. The author’s focus on the role of spirituality and science
in Twin Peaks is what distinguishes this book from other works on
the famous television series. The work of a scholar who is also a fan,
the book should appeal to any hard-core Twin Peaks viewer.
Foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz, editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com, and
the television critic for New York magazine. This will be essential
reading for fans of Twin Peaks and academics writing about it. Also
of interest for students with an interest in philosophy, religion,
science or spiritualism in visual and popular culture.
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Squaring the Circle
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781789382792
Publisert
2021
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Intellect Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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