جزییات کتاب
A Companion to Werner Herzog showcases over two dozen original scholarly essays examining nearly five decades of filmmaking by one of the most acclaimed and innovative figures in world cinema.First collection in twenty years dedicated to examining Herzog’s expansive careerFeatures essays by international scholars and Herzog specialists Addresses a broad spectrum of the director’s films, from his earliest works such as Signs of Life and Fata Morgana to such recent films as The Bad Lieutenant and Encounters at the End of the WorldOffers creative, innovative approaches guided by film history, art history, and philosophyIncludes a comprehensive filmography that also features a list of the director’s acting appearances and opera productions Explores the director’s engagement with music and the arts, his self-stylization as a global filmmaker, his Bavarian origins, and even his love-hate relationship with the actor Klaus KinskiContent: Chapter 1 Herzog and Auteurism (pages 35–57): Brigitte PeuckerChapter 2 Physicality, Difference, and the Challenge of Representation (pages 58–79): Lucia NagibChapter 3 The Pedestrian Ecstasies of Werner Herzog (pages 80–98): Timothy CorriganChapter 4 Werner Herzog's View of Delft (pages 101–126): Kenneth S. CalhoonChapter 5 Moving Stills (pages 127–148): Stefanie HarrisChapter 6 Archetypes of Emotion (pages 149–167): Lutz KoepnickChapter 7 Coming to Our Senses (pages 168–186): Roger HillmanChapter 8 Death for Five Voices (pages 187–207): Holly RogersChapter 9 Demythologization and Convergence (pages 208–229): Jaimey FisherChapter 10 “I don't like the Germans” (pages 233–255): Chris WahlChapter 11 Herzog's Heart of Glass and the Sublime of Raw Materials (pages 256–280): Noah HeringmanChapter 12 The Ironic Ecstasy of Werner Herzog (pages 281–300): Roger F. CookChapter 13 Tantrum Love (pages 301–326): Lance DuerfahrdChapter 14 Werner Herzog's African Sublime (pages 329–355): Erica CarterChapter 15 Didgeridoo, or the Search for the Origin of the Self (pages 356–370): Manuel KoppenChapter 16 A March into Nothingness (pages 371–392): Will LehmanChapter 17 The Case of Herzog (pages 393–415): Eric AmesChapter 18 The Veil Between (pages 416–444): John E. DavidsonChapter 19 Herzog's Chickenshit (pages 445–465): Rembert HuserChapter 20 Encountering Werner Herzog at the End of the World (pages 466–484): Reinhild SteingroverChapter 21 Perceiving the Other in the Land of Silence and Darkness (pages 487–509): Randall HalleChapter 22 Werner Herzog’s Romantic Spaces (pages 510–527): Laurie JohnsonChapter 23 The Melancholy Observer (pages 528–546): Matthew GandyChapter 24 Portrait of the Chimpanzee as a Metaphysician (pages 547–565): Guido VitielloChapter 25 Herzog and Human Destiny (pages 566–586): Alan Singer