{"product_id":"lost-objects-of-desire-9780857454430","title":"Lost Objects Of Desire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book-length critical study of Jeremy Irons concentrates on his key performances and acting style. Through the analysis of some of the major screen roles in Irons's career, such as \u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Reversal of Fortune, Swann in Love, Dead Ringers \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Nicholls identifies a new masculine identity that unites them: an emblematic figure of the 1980s and 1990s presented as an alternative to the action hero or the common man. Using clear explanations of complex theoretical ideas, this book investigates Jeremy Irons's performances through the lens of sexual inversion and social rebellion, to uncover an entirely original but recognizable screen type.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eA fascinating and thought provoking reading of Jeremy Irons .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.. this book will make an excellent contribution to the way we read actors. The approach is innovative, imaginative, and full of delicate argument.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean Redmond\u003c\/strong\u003e, Victoria University of Wellington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Imogen, Narcissism and the Intolerable Idea\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e: Charles Ryder Drowning in Honey\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe French Lieutenant's Woman\u003c\/em\u003e: Charles Smithson; Beyond the Pale and Mike Beyond the Run\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSwann in Love\u003c\/em\u003e: Exceptional Feelings\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDead Ringers\u003c\/em\u003e: The Flight from Strange and Unloved Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eM. Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e: René Gallimard and the Flair for Melodrama\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e: The Two Basic Laws of Totemism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tFilmography\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038909825367,"sku":"9780857454430","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857454430.jpg?v=1750941901","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-objects-of-desire-9780857454430","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}