Referentiality and the Films of Woody Allen [recurso electrónico

Referentiality And The Films Of Woody Allen Is A Scholarly Collection That Provides Expansive Exploration Of The Auteur's Use Of Intertexuality, Referentiality, And Fusion Of Media Forms. Its Scope Is Framed By Allen's Intermedial Phase Beginning In 1983 With Zelig And His Most Recent Film. While Many Chapters In The Volume Deal With Texts, Several Delve Into Allen's Process Of Referentiality, His Accessing Non-textual Works, Material Objects, And Abstract Concepts In The Formation Of His Cinematic Works. These Objects And Concepts Include A Vast Array Of Phenomena, Such As Sexual Orientation, Historical Events, Time And Space, Geographic Location, Architecture, Religion, Philosophy, Visual Images, Music, Magic And Other Performance Art. Characterized By International, Interdisciplinary Perspectives, This Collection Elucidates Points Of Departure Within As Well As Outside Of Allen's Own Oeuvre To Trace Both Artistic Lineages And Idiosyncratic Creations In Allen's Overall Filmic Work. -- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Notes On Contributors -- Preface; David Desser -- Introduction; Klara Stephanie Szlezák And D. E. Wynter -- Part I: Intermediality And Form -- 1. Zelig: A Simulated Life; Britta Feyerabend -- 2. Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine: A Seductively Scented Flower Performing In A Theatrical Bubble; Nassim Winnie Balestrini -- Part Ii: European Art-cinema And The Auteur -- 3. 'thank God The French Exist': Exploring The Referentiality Of The Formal Elements Of Film In Deconstructing Harry; Martin R. Hall -- 4. Two And A Half: Nostalgia, Modern Parody, And Fellini In Stardust Memories, Radio Days, And To Rome With Love; Giacomo Boitani -- Part Iii: Greek Mythology Revisited -- 5. Oedipus Or The Wrecks Of The Wasp Disguise; Naama Harel -- 6. Woody Allen And The Absurdity Of Human Existence: Origin, Legacy, And Human Agency In God And Mighty Aphrodite; Michael Fuchs -- Part Iv: Literary Masters Of 19th-century Realism -- 7. 'a Full Meal, With A Vitamin Pill And Extra Wheatgerm': Woody Allen, Dostoevsky, And Existential Morality; Zachary T. Ingle -- 8. 'darling, Have You Seen My Strindberg Book?' Dialogism As Social Discourse In Match Point; D. E. Wynter -- Part V: Referentiality And Transcultural Immersion -- 9. Guitar And Cultural Trespass In Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Allan Havis -- 10. 'hi Mr. Hemingway': Time And Space, Travel, And Literary Heritage In Midnight In Paris; Klara Stephanie Szlezák -- Part Vi: Identity: Conceptualization And Performance -- 11. Woody And 'woody': The Making Of A Persona; Wieland Schwanebeck -- 12. Magical Tricks And Ingmar Bergman: Referentiality In Magic In The Moonlight; Mari;a Elena De Las Carreras-kuntz -- Index. Edited By Klara Stephanie Szlezák, University Of Passau, Germany, D.e. Wynter, California State University, Northridge, Usa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Referentiality And The Films Of Woody Allen Is A Scholarly Collection That Provides Expansive Exploration Of The Auteur's Use Of Intertexuality, Referentiality, And Fusion Of Media Forms. Its Scope Is Framed By Allen's Intermedial Phase Beginning In 1983 With Zelig And His Most Recent Film. Cover; Contents; Foreword By David Desser; Notes On Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Intermediality And Form; 1 Zelig: A Simulated Life; 2 Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine: A Seductively Scented Flower Performing In A Theatrical Bubble; Part Ii: European Art-cinema And The Auteur; 3 Thank God The French Exist: Exploring The Referentiality Of The Formal Elements Of Film In Deconstructing Harry; 4 Two And A Half: Nostalgia, Modern Parody, And Fellini In Stardust Memories, Radio Days, And To Rome With Love; Part Iii: Greek Mythology Revisited; 5 Oedipus Or The Wrecks Of The Wasp Disguise 6 Woody Allen And The Absurdity Of Human Existence: Origin, Legacy, And Human Agency In God And Mighty Aphroditepart Iv: Literary Masters Of Nineteenth-centuryrealism; 7 A Full Meal With A Vitamin Pill And Extra Wheatgerm: Woody Allen, Dostoevsky, And Existential Morality; 8 Darling, Have You Seen My Strindberg Book?: Dialogism As Social Discourse In Match Point; Part V: Referentiality And Transcultural Immersion; 9 Guitar And Cultural Trespass In Vicky Cristina Barcelona; 10 Hi Mr. Hemingway: Time And Space, Travel, And Literary Heritage In Midnight In Paris Part Vi: Identity: Conceptualization And Performance11 Woody And Woody: The Making Of A Persona; 12 Magical Tricks And Ingmar Bergman: Referentiality In Magic In The Moonlight; Index Edited By Klara Stephanie Szlezák, D. E. Wynter. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Zelig: A Simulated Life....Pages 13-30 Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine: A Seductively Scented Flower Performing in a Theatrical Bubble....Pages 31-47 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 “Thank God the French exist”: Exploring the Referentiality of the Formal Elements of Film in Deconstructing Harry ....Pages 51-67 Two and a Half: Nostalgia, Modern Parody, and Fellini in Stardust Memories, Radio Days, and To Rome with Love ....Pages 68-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Oedipus or the Wrecks of the WASP Disguise....Pages 87-99 Woody Allen and the Absurdity of Human Existence: Origin, Legacy, and Human Agency in God and Mighty Aphrodite ....Pages 100-116 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 “A full meal with a vitamin pill and extra wheatgerm”: Woody Allen, Dostoevsky, and Existential Morality....Pages 119-136 “Darling, have you seen my Strindberg book?”: Dialogism as Social Discourse in Match Point ....Pages 137-155 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 Guitar and Cultural Trespass in Vicky Cristina Barcelona ....Pages 159-172 “Hi Mr. Hemingway”: Time and Space, Travel, and Literary Heritage in Midnight in Paris ....Pages 173-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Woody and “Woody”: The Making of a Persona....Pages 193-209 Magical Tricks and Ingmar Bergman: Referentiality in Magic in the Moonlight ....Pages 210-226 Back Matter....Pages 227-233 About Woody Allen's use of intertexuality, referentiality, and fusion of media forms. While many chapters in the volume deal with texts, several delve into Allen's process of referentiality, his accessing non-textual works, material objects, and abstract concepts in the formation of his cinematic works. These objects and concepts include a vast array of phenomena, such as sexual orientation, historical events, time and space, geographic location, architecture, religion, philosophy, visual images, music, magic and other performance art