{"product_id":"the-return-of-twin-peaks-squaring-the-circle-9781789382778","title":"The Return of Twin Peaks: Squaring the Circle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, twenty-five years after its initial release, a new season of \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e shook the world of television.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis new book is a detailed analysis of the third season of the television series and aims to elucidate some of the meanings of \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks: The Return \u003c\/em\u003eand explain these in terms of philosophical, mythological and spiritual approaches.  It focuses on the third season of \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e but also refers to the first two seasons, and to the film, \u003cem\u003eFire Walk with Me\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDivided 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe author’s focus on the role of spirituality and science in \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e viewer.  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eForeword by Matt Zoller Seitz, editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com, and the television critic for \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis will be essential reading for fans of \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e and academics writing about it.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlso of interest for students with an interest in philosophy, religion, science or spiritualism in visual and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn The Return of Twin Peaks: Squaring the Circle we find a fascinating and comprehensive (possible) approach to read season three, as experienced by Franck Boulègue. Fans will appreciate it, as he ties up some ends, if they stick to his carefully established road map, that is fueled by a huge pool of experience from film studies, visual arts and popular culture. Naturally, readers should approach the title it with an open mind, as the author includes various sources and voices that may seem out of place; but then, this happens in Twin Peaks all the time'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFull review available here\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr. A. Ebert, popcultureshelf.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, by Matt Zoller Seitz \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter I - Expanded Storytelling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. The Web of Expanded Television and Synesthetic Cinema\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Intertextualities \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Integrationists and segregationists in the realm of fiction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Audio and visual superimpositions \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter II - What is Reality?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Atomic blasts, electromagnetism, and sounds\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Time and time again\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Parallel dimensions, multiverse theories, outer space and the Hollow Earth\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter III - Transcending \u003cem\u003eThe Return\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Numerology, Tarot, Alchemy, Palmistry, ESP, and Astrology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Thought-Forms and Theosophy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. The Book of Revelation, Vedic and Mesopotamian cosmologies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042574041431,"sku":"9781789382778","price":64.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789382778.jpg?v=1750954699","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-return-of-twin-peaks-squaring-the-circle-9781789382778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}