{"product_id":"luminous-presence-derek-jarmans-life-writing-9781526144751","title":"Luminous Presence: Derek Jarman's Life-Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman's exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to HIV\/AIDS can be found in his books, such as the lyrical AIDS diaries \u003ci\u003eModern Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmiling in Slow Motion\u003c\/i\u003e. This book fully explores, for the first time, the remarkable range and depth of Jarman’s writing. Spanning his career, Alexandra Parsons argues that Jarman’s self-reflexive response to the HIV\/AIDS crisis was critical in changing the cultural terms of queer representation from the 1980s onwards. \u003ci\u003eLuminous presence \u003c\/i\u003eis of great interest to students, scholars and readers of queer histories in literature, art and film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 'The porter into forgotten landscapes': \u003ci\u003eA finger in the fishes mouth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 \u003ci\u003eDancing Ledge\u003c\/i\u003e: 'An autobiography at forty'\u003cbr\u003e3 \u003ci\u003eDerek Jarman’s Caravaggio\u003c\/i\u003e: 'Reading between the lines of history'\u003cbr\u003e4 Becoming Pasolini: Derek Jarman in \u003ci\u003eOstia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 \u003ci\u003eKicking the Pricks\u003c\/i\u003e: 'Forward into an uncertain future...'\u003cbr\u003e6 Self-Projection in film: \u003ci\u003eThe Last of England\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 \u003ci\u003eModern Nature\u003c\/i\u003e: Haunting, flowers and personal mythologies\u003cbr\u003e8 \u003ci\u003eQueer Edward II\u003c\/i\u003e: 'Are \u003ci\u003eyou \u003c\/i\u003ea closet bigot?'\u003cbr\u003e9 \u003ci\u003eAt Your Own Risk\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003ci\u003e A Saint's Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 \u003ci\u003eSmiling in Slow Motion\u003c\/i\u003e: Testimony and elegy\u003cbr\u003e11 'A kind of bliss': \u003ci\u003eBlue \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChroma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 \u003ci\u003eDerek Jarman’s Garden\u003c\/i\u003e: A therapy and a pharmacopoeia\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: 'The past is the mirror'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041009107287,"sku":"9781526144751","price":63.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/luminous-presence-derek-jarmans-life-writing-9781526144751","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}