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A Critical Companion to Wes Craven
Edited by Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski
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In A Critical Companion to Wes Craven, contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven’s work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. This book covers both the successes and failures contained in Craven’s extensive filmography, ultimately revealing a variegated portrait of his career. Scholars of film studies, horror, and ecology will find this book particularly interesting.
About the authors:
Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns is professor in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Buenos Aires.John Darowski is a PhD candidate in comparative humanities at the University of Louisville.
Press Reviews:
"Pagnoni Berns and Darowski have curated a volume on the cinema of Wes Craven that is greater than the sum of its parts, illuminating the dark corners of his canon while also offering fresh insights into old favorites. From his television movies to ecocritical readings of his work to multiple analyses of "rubber reality," there is something here for every scholar, fan, and scholar-fan of Craven’s work. A thorough survey of an underappreciated auteur."
-- Kevin J. Wetmore Jr., Loyola Marymount University
"Examining classic titles alongside lesser-known works, the diverse essays included in A Critical Companion to Wes Craven offer fresh perspective and new insight into the career of this most revered horror filmmaker. Authoritative, passionate, critical, and engaging, this is a must read for the horror fan and scholar."
-- Stacey Abbott, University of Roehampton London
"An indispensable volume on an indispensable horror auteur. A Critical Companion to Wes Craven provides an exhaustive overview of one of the most respected (but understudied) masters of horror. The companion will serve as a necessary point of reference for future scholars of Craven’s oeuvre. Every nook and cranny of Craven’s career is explored from the use of "rubber reality," to his tendency to explore the monstrousness of family and nature, to his neglected work on made-for-television films, to his lesser appreciated works like My Soul to Take (2010) and Swamp Thing (1982), and much more."
-- Todd K. Platts, Piedmont Virginia Community College
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