دانلود کتاب A Companion to Pedro Almodovar

Edited by leading authorities on the subject, and bringing together a stellar cast of contributors, this detailed appraisal of Pedro Almodovar’s unique cinematic art examines the themes, style, and aesthetics of his oeuvre and locates it in the context of the profound cultural transformations in Spain since the 1970s.Brings together a stellar cast of contributors from across the globe  including recognized and established specialists as well as talented younger scholars Features contributions by Spanish film historians, where studies of Almodovar’s work have been underrepresented in the academic literatureDeploys new approaches to the analysis of film authorship by exploring contextual issues such as Almodovar’s transnational appeal and the political dimensions of his worksTraces the director’s fruitful collaborations in the areas of art and design, fashion and musicContent: Chapter none Introduction (pages 1–17): Marvin D'Lugo and Kathleen M. VernonChapter 1 Almodovaros Self?Fashioning (pages 19–38): Paul Julian SmithChapter 2 Creative Beginnings in Almodovar's Work1 (pages 39–58): Francisco A. ZurianChapter 3 Almodovar and Hitchcock (pages 59–87): Dona KercherChapter 4 A Life, Imagined and Otherwise (pages 88–104): Alberto MiraChapter 5 El Deseo's “Itinerary“ (pages 105–128): Marina Diaz LopezChapter 6 Almodovar and Spanish Patterns of Film Reception (pages 129–152): Josetxo Cerdan and Miguel Fernandez LabayenChapter 7 Memory, Politics, and the Post?Transition in Almodovaros Cinema (pages 153–175): Juan Carlos IbanezChapter 8 The Ethics of Oblivion (pages 176–199): Adrian Perez MelgosaChapter 9 Our Rapists, Ourselves (pages 203–224): Leora LevChapter 10 Paternity and Pathogens (pages 225–243): Dean AllbrittonChapter 11 Domesticating Violence in the Films of Pedro Almodovar (pages 244–261): Noelia SaenzChapter 12 La piel que habito (pages 262–278): Francisco A. ZurianChapter 13 Re?envoicements and Reverberations in Almodovaros Macro?Melodrama (pages 279–303): Marsha KinderChapter 14 The Flower of His Secret (pages 304–321): Celestino DeleytoChapter 15 Scratching the Past on the Surface of the Skin (pages 322–344): Julian Daniel Gutierrez?AlbillaChapter 16 Almodovar's Stolen Images (pages 345–363): Javier HerreraChapter 17 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (pages 365–386): Isolina BallesterosChapter 18 Almodovar's Global Musical Marketplace (pages 387–411): Kathleen M. VernonChapter 19 Almodovar and Latin America (pages 412–431): Marvin D'LugoChapter 20 Is There a French Almodovar? (pages 432–452): Jean?Claude SeguinChapter 21 Almodovar in Asia (pages 453–467): E. K. TanChapter 22 To the Health of The Author (pages 469–494): John D. SandersonChapter 23 Making Spain Fashionable (pages 495–523): Gerard DapenaChapter 24 Almodovar, Cyberfandom, and Participatory Culture (pages 524–550): Vicente Rodriguez Ortega