{"product_id":"tim-burton-the-monster-and-the-crowd","title":"Tim Burton: The Monster and the Crowd","description":"\u003cp\u003eTim Burton’s films are well known for being complex and emotionally powerful. In this book, Helena Bassil-Morozow employs Jungian and post-Jungian concepts of unconscious mental processes along with film semiotics, analysis of narrative devices and cinematic history, to explore the reworking of myth and fairytale in Burton’s gothic fantasy world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the idea that Burton’s lonely, rebellious ‘monstrous’ protagonists roam the earth because they are unable to fit into the normalising tendencies of society and become part of ‘the crowd’. Divided into six chapters the book considers the concept of the archetype in various settings focusing on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe monster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe superhero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe genius \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe maniac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe monstrous society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTim Burton: The Monster and the Crowd \u003c\/em\u003eoffers an entirely fresh perspective on Tim Burton’s works. The book is essential reading for students and scholars of film or Jungian psychology, as well as anyone interested in critical issues in contemporary culture. It will also be of great help to those fans of Tim Burton who have been searching for a profound academic analysis of his works. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54978933031256,"sku":"9780415489713","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415489713.jpg?v=1781010980","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tim-burton-the-monster-and-the-crowd","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}