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Book SynopsisTim Burton has had a massive impact on twentieth and twenty-first century culture through his films, art, and writings. This book examines how his aesthetics, influences, and themes reflect the shifting social expectations in American culture by tracing his Burton's move from a peripheral figure in the 1980s to the center of Hollywood filmmaking.
Trade Review“This volume represents a solid collection of essays that help the reader understand the complexities of Tim Burton and his work. … This book makes an important contribution to the growing body of Burton studies and is a welcome addition to the libraries of Burton scholars as well as fans who want to probe the work of this artist in greater depth.” (John W. Morehead, The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Vol. 27 (2), 2017)
"The volume covers Burton's work from 1984 to 2012, fully fleshing out both Burton the auteur and Burton the cultural phenomenon . . . The sheer number of approaches taken here assures that the book will engage fans, scholars, and cinephiles. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; researchers and faculty; general readers." - CHOICE
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mainstream Outsider: Burton Adapts Burton; Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock PART I: AESTHETICS 1. Burton Black; Murray Pomerance 2. Costuming the Outsider in Tim Burton's Cinema, or, Why a Corset is like a Codfish; Catherine Spooner 3. Danny Elfman's Musical Fantasyland, Or Listening to a Snow Globe; Isabella van Elferen 4. Tim Burton's "Filled" Spaces: Alice in Wonderland; J. P. Telotte PART II: INFLUENCES AND CONTEXTS 5. How to See Things Differently: Tim Burton's Reimaginings; Aaron Taylor 6. "He wants to be just like Vincent Price": Influence and Intertext in the Gothic Films of Tim Burton; Stephen Carver 7. Tim Burton's Trash Cinema Roots: Ed Wood and Mars Attacks!; Rob Latham 8. A Monstrous Childhood: Edward Gorey's Influence on Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy; Eden Lee Lackner 9. It Came From Burbank: Exhibiting the Art of Tim Burton; Cheryl Hicks 10. "Tim is Very Personal": Sketching a Portrait of Tim Burton's Auteurist Fandom and its Origins; Matt Hills PART III: THEMATICS 11. Tim Burton's Popularization of Perversity: Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, and Corpse Bride; Carol Siegel 12. "This is my art, and it is dangerous!": Tim Burton's Artist-Heroes; Dominic Lennard 13. Tim Burton and the Creative Trickster: A Case Study of Three Films; Katherine A. Fowkes
