Artist on the Make: David Mamet's Work Across Media and Genres

Christophe COLLARD
Collection
Regards croisés sur le monde anglophone
Editeur
Presses universitaires de Nancy - Editions Universitaires de Lorraine
Date de publication
26 novembre 2012
Résumé
During a prolific career spanning four decades David Mamet has attained a rare degree of popular and critical success in a wide array of artistic disciplines. At the same time such omnipresence starkly contrasts with the extensive, though often one-sided scholarly attention his work has received for over a decade. The present study therefore positions itself as an interdisciplinary alternative by proposing an integrative take on Mamet's multiple ventures across media and genres in order to demonstrate this artist's particular relevance for contemporary cultural studies.
FORMAT
Livre broché
25.00 €
Ajout au panier /
Ajouter au panier
Actuellement Indisponible
Crédit
Date de première publication du titre 26 novembre 2012
ISBN 9782814301153
EAN-13 9782814301153
Référence 114672-47
Nombre de pages de contenu principal 366
Format 16 x 24 x 1.8 cm
Poids 590 g

Introduction, or Raising the Stakes

Chapter I: First Principles

1. "These basic kind of rules"
2. Living Truthfully
3. Absurd Heroism
4. Secure Whoring
5. Deception
6. Longing to Belong
7. Conclusion: The Art of Sympathetic Thought

Chapter II: Mamet on the Move

1. Breaking the Rules
2. "Celebration of the Minimal"
3. "Considerations of form fascinate me" 
4. A Brittle Balance, or Authorship in Popular Media
5. Frankenstein Genres
6. A Whore's Profession, or Writing for Television
7. A Remedial Roundup

Chapter III: Mamet Merging Media

1. Journeys of Evolution 
2. Fidelity Under Pressure
3. Adaptive Collaboration, Collaborative Adaptation
4. Intermediation
5. Simulation
6. Hypertextuality
7. Conclusion: The Return of the Frame

Conclusions, or Playing Ball

1. A Faustian Aesthetic
2. Proficient Through Dedication
3. Influence
4. Artistic Implications
5. A Philosophy of Subversion
6. Leads for Further Research
7. Old Dreams of New Beginnings

During a prolific career spanning four decades David Mamet has attained a rare degree of popular and critical success in a wide array of artistic disciplines. At the same time such omnipresence starkly contrasts with the extensive, though often one-sided scholarly attention his work has received for over a decade. The present study therefore positions itself as an interdisciplinary alternative by proposing an integrative take on Mamet's multiple ventures across media and genres in order to demonstrate this artist's particular relevance for contemporary cultural studies.

Recommandations