{"product_id":"pervert-in-the-pulpit","title":"Pervert in the Pulpit","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Filmmaker David Lynch's work is viewed here as patriotic and Puritanical. This Lynch is an idealistic conservative on a reformer's mission. Lynch promotes a return to the values inherent in a mythological America, but he indulges in a voyeuristic pleasure which he simultaneously condemns. Like Jeffrey peeking through the slats of Dorothy's closet in \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet,\u003c\/i\u003e the viewer of Lynch's work is a rationalist plagued by his dreams; intrigued and repulsed, fascinated and judgmental, he both craves and resists cultural assimilation. Works presented include all features from \u003ci\u003eEraserhead\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive,\u003c\/i\u003e shorts such as \u003ci\u003eThe Amputee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Grandmother,\u003c\/i\u003e and contributions to television such as \u003ci\u003eHotel Room\u003c\/i\u003e and, of course, \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This study develops an idea of Lynch's politics, analyzes his work, and explores Lynch's paradox of condemning an immoral world through disturbing images and concepts, and touches on such points as the identifiable figure of evil in his works as well as the archetypes of the nymphet, well-meaning traditionalist, and struggling ethicist. Also included are a history of moralistic criticism in American literature and a review of existing Lynch criticism within this context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260992737624,"sku":"9780786417537","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786417537_b34f9c60-af9d-4934-8f79-d4c124a1e00a.jpg?v=1764939646","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pervert-in-the-pulpit","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}