{"product_id":"refocus-the-films-of-lawrence-kasdan-9781399524070","title":"Refocus: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: \"I'm making this up as I go\" Lawrence Kasdan and \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1. Smith and Jones: Discourse Analysis of the \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e Story Conference\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Visual Language in the \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e Screenplay \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Kasdan the Director: Developing Style(s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. \u003ci\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/i\u003e: Heightened Style in the Neo-Noir\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Classical Structure in the \"Perfect Ensemble\" of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Voice of the Largest Generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Altruism and Otherness in \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Tourist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 6. Cowboys, Aliens, and Sixtysomethings: Age and Nostalgia in Kasdan's Later Films \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Influences, Without and Within\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. From Noir to Kurosawa: Allusion and Homage in Lawrence Kasdan's Films\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Kasdan's Collaborations: Creation and Performance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: A Long Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. From Star Wars to Saga: Lawrence Kasdan and \u003ci\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 10. Revenge of the Monomyth: Reclaiming the Hero's Journey in \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 11. A New Hope in \u003ci\u003eThe Force Awakens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eChapter 12. A Changed Man: \u003ci\u003eSolo\u003c\/i\u003e and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. An Interview with Lawrence Kasdan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLawrence Kasdan: Writing and Directing Credits \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilmography\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrett Davies is Associate Professor of English at Meiji University, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50509908607250,"sku":"9781399524070","price":130.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d25d8172-7120-481f-aa86-8edf04ffc53c.jpg?v=1730911244","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/refocus-the-films-of-lawrence-kasdan-9781399524070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}