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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur—a History
2. Wes Anderson: His Position in American Cinema and Culture
3. Gender, Youth, and the Explorartion of Masculinity in Bottle Rocket
4. “Sic Transit Gloria”: Transgressing the Boundaries of Adolescence in Rushmore
5. The Interplay of Narrative Text, Language, and Film: Literary Influence and Intertextuality in The Royal Tenenbaums
6. Opposition and Resolution: The Dissonance of Celebrity in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
7. Fragmentary Narratives/Incomplete Identities in The Darjeeling Limited
8. Adaptation and Homage: The World of Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr. Fox
9. Reconstitution of the “Family” and Construction of Normalized Gender in Moonrise Kingdom
10. Literary Influence and Memory: Stefan Zweig and The Grand Budapest Hotel
11. Wes Anderson’s Short Films and Commercial Work
Conclusion: Memory and Narrative in the Works of Wes Anderson
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

The Cinema of Wes Anderson

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9780231180696, 978-0231180696
      ISBN10: 0231180691
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments
      1. Introduction: Wes Anderson as Auteur—a History
      2. Wes Anderson: His Position in American Cinema and Culture
      3. Gender, Youth, and the Explorartion of Masculinity in Bottle Rocket
      4. “Sic Transit Gloria”: Transgressing the Boundaries of Adolescence in Rushmore
      5. The Interplay of Narrative Text, Language, and Film: Literary Influence and Intertextuality in The Royal Tenenbaums
      6. Opposition and Resolution: The Dissonance of Celebrity in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
      7. Fragmentary Narratives/Incomplete Identities in The Darjeeling Limited
      8. Adaptation and Homage: The World of Roald Dahl and Fantastic Mr. Fox
      9. Reconstitution of the “Family” and Construction of Normalized Gender in Moonrise Kingdom
      10. Literary Influence and Memory: Stefan Zweig and The Grand Budapest Hotel
      11. Wes Anderson’s Short Films and Commercial Work
      Conclusion: Memory and Narrative in the Works of Wes Anderson
      Filmography
      Bibliography
      Index

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