A Critical Companion to Tim Burton

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Unlike anything currently available, A Critical Companion to Tim Burton is a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of one of the world's most renowned directors and artists. Written by some of the top scholars working in fields as diverse as philosophy, film and media studies, and literature, all chapters of this book illuminate for both scholars and fans alike the entire artistic career of Burton, giving attention to both his early works and his global blockbusters.

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Tim Burton has captured our imagination by creating memorable worlds from the colorful suburbia of Edward Scissorhands to the Gothic architecture of Batman and unforgettable iconic characters from the confectionery genius Willy Wonka to the Pumpkin King Jack Skellington. A Critical Companion to Tim Burton offers a compelling comprehensive examination of Tim Burtons creations from a wide range of academic viewpoints. Any scholar seeking a deeper understanding of his movies would benefit from reading this collection. -- Eric Silverman, Christopher Newport University
An impressive array of contemporary critical interpretations, broad in scope, on the films of Tim Burton. An important contribution to critical studies of the master filmmaker. -- Samuel Umland, University of Nebraska
This volume is not only the most complete and knowledgeable book available on the cinema of Tim Burton, it is also far and away the most exciting. For it brings together the most inventive and sophisticated interpretations the gothic filmmaker's oeuvre has inspired. I am thus grateful to this 'companion,' which will surely become the best friend of admirers of Tim Burton everywhere. -- Antoine de Baecque, PSL (Research University Paris)

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Adam Barkman is associate professor and chair of the Philosophy department at Redeemer University College. Antonio Sanna is a regular contributor to Interactions: Literature and Culture, Kinema and The Quint.