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'''''Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image''''' investigates the connection between literature and cinema through a thorough study of [[Ridley Scott]]'s [[cyberpunk]] filmic narrative ''[[Blade Runner]]''. The book establishes a link between the literary [[tradition]] and the [[Postmodern literature|(post)modern]] in a [[collage]] of several texts that directly or indirectly are referenced in the film. The author compares the modern [[hero]] to the [[Epic Hero|epic hero]] through the biblical epic works of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[John Milton]] and [[William Blake]]. The film's references to [[Sophocles]]'s play ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' and [[E. T. A. Hoffmann|E. A. T. Hoffmann]]'s story "[[The Sandman (short story)|The Sandman]]" are analyzed from a psychoanalytical perspective. The book explores the postmodern references in the film by examining their connections to the works of [[Philip K. Dick|Phillip K. Dick]], [[William S. Burroughs|William Burroughs]], [[Alan E. Nourse|Alan Nourse]] and [[Aldous Huxley]] and to the literary sequels for Scott's film in [[K. W. Jeter]]'s novels ''[[Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human]]'', [[Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night|''Blade Runner 3:'' ''Replicant Night'']], ''[[Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon]]''. The author also discusses how the film ''Blade Runner'' reflects the ubiquitous power of [[media]] in postmodern society and deconstructs dualities such as fake/real and original/copy.<ref>Cruz, Décio. ''Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image''. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Back cover.</ref>
'''''Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image''''' investigates the connection between literature and cinema through a thorough study of [[Ridley Scott]]'s [[cyberpunk]] filmic narrative ''[[Blade Runner]]''. The book establishes a link between the literary [[tradition]] and the [[Postmodern literature|(post)modern]] in a [[collage]] of several texts that directly or indirectly are referenced in the film. The author compares the modern [[hero]] to the [[Epic Hero|epic hero]] through the biblical epic works of [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[John Milton]] and [[William Blake]]. The film's references to [[Sophocles]]'s play ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' and [[E. T. A. Hoffmann|E. A. T. Hoffmann]]'s story "[[The Sandman (short story)|The Sandman]]" are analyzed from a psychoanalytical perspective. The book explores the postmodern references in the film by examining their connections to the works of [[Philip K. Dick|Phillip K. Dick]], [[William S. Burroughs|William Burroughs]], [[Alan E. Nourse|Alan Nourse]] and [[Aldous Huxley]] and to the literary sequels for Scott's film in [[K. W. Jeter]]'s novels ''[[Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human]]'', [[Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night|''Blade Runner 3:'' ''Replicant Night'']], ''[[Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon]]''. The author also discusses how the film ''Blade Runner'' reflects the ubiquitous power of [[media]] in postmodern society and deconstructs dualities such as fake/real and original/copy.<ref>Cruz, Décio. ''Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image''. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Back cover.</ref>


== Academic and Media Reception ==
== Academic Reception ==
Since its release, '''''Postmodern Metanarratives''''' has been included in undergraduate and graduate course lists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bibliography for Introduction to Screenwriting {{!}} Prifysgol Bangor University|url=https://bangor.rl.talis.com/lists/500462B5-5A82-63C8-CE28-F3F3D5CE65C5/bibliography.html?fbclid=IwAR1jp4EsTfSbt1-6hrzYtytmuEHwOG3BQjUi34RimKI3MZfS0l2lPNZKetU|access-date=2020-09-20|website=bangor.rl.talis.com}}</ref><ref>Programa de Disciplina [Course syllabus]: Tópicos de Narrativa. Semestre: 2018.2 Universidade Federal do Ceará Centro de Humanidades Departamento de Literatura Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Modalidade: Mestrado/Doutorado
Since its release, '''''Postmodern Metanarratives''''' has been included in undergraduate and graduate course lists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bibliography for Introduction to Screenwriting {{!}} Prifysgol Bangor University|url=https://bangor.rl.talis.com/lists/500462B5-5A82-63C8-CE28-F3F3D5CE65C5/bibliography.html?fbclid=IwAR1jp4EsTfSbt1-6hrzYtytmuEHwOG3BQjUi34RimKI3MZfS0l2lPNZKetU|access-date=2020-09-20|website=bangor.rl.talis.com}}</ref><ref>Programa de Disciplina [Course syllabus]: Tópicos de Narrativa. Semestre: 2018.2 Universidade Federal do Ceará Centro de Humanidades Departamento de Literatura Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Modalidade: Mestrado/Doutorado


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Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image is the title of a book by Décio Torres Cruz published in 2014 by Palgrave Macmillan.

Synopsis

Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image investigates the connection between literature and cinema through a thorough study of Ridley Scott's cyberpunk filmic narrative Blade Runner. The book establishes a link between the literary tradition and the (post)modern in a collage of several texts that directly or indirectly are referenced in the film. The author compares the modern hero to the epic hero through the biblical epic works of Dante, John Milton and William Blake. The film's references to Sophocles's play Oedipus Rex and E. A. T. Hoffmann's story "The Sandman" are analyzed from a psychoanalytical perspective. The book explores the postmodern references in the film by examining their connections to the works of Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Alan Nourse and Aldous Huxley and to the literary sequels for Scott's film in K. W. Jeter's novels Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human, Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night, Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon. The author also discusses how the film Blade Runner reflects the ubiquitous power of media in postmodern society and deconstructs dualities such as fake/real and original/copy.[1]

Academic Reception

Since its release, Postmodern Metanarratives has been included in undergraduate and graduate course lists.[2][3] It has been cited in books, papers and scientific articles in academic journals,[4] [5] [6][7] theses and doctoral dissertations in places as different as Australia,[8] Brazil,[9] China,[10] Pakistan,[11] Russia,[12] Turkey,[13] the United States[14] and the United Kingdom.[15]

Contents of the book

Besides the introduction and the conclusion, the book comprises 10 chapters:

  1. On Words and Meanings: Contradictions of the Modern or Postmodern Contradictions?
  2. Literature and Film: A Brief Overview of Theory and Criticism
  3. Blurring Genres: Dissolving Literature and Film in Blade Runner
  4. Revisiting the Biblical Tradition: Dante, Blake and Milton in Blade Runner
  5. Revisiting the Psychoanalytical Tradition
  6. Collating the Postmodern
  7. When Differences Fall Apart
  8. From Conception to Inception: A Never-Ending Story
  9. Deleted and Alternate Scenes in BR
  10. The Workprint
  11. Postmodern Renaissance: The Final Cut and the Rebirth of a Classic 25 Years Later
  12. Recycling Media: Blade Runner to Be Continued

The conclusion is entitled "Replicating Life and Art" and may be considered an extra final chapter. Besides revising the topics previously discussed, the conclusion also discusses some aspects of the American culture and establishes connections with other science-fiction novels, such as Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

References

  1. ^ Cruz, Décio. Postmodern Metanarratives: Blade Runner and Literature in the Age of Image. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Back cover.
  2. ^ "Bibliography for Introduction to Screenwriting | Prifysgol Bangor University". bangor.rl.talis.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  3. ^ Programa de Disciplina [Course syllabus]: Tópicos de Narrativa. Semestre: 2018.2 Universidade Federal do Ceará Centro de Humanidades Departamento de Literatura Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Modalidade: Mestrado/Doutorado https://ppgletras.ufc.br/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hgp8722-topicos-de-narrativa-prof.-carlos-augusto.pdf
  4. ^ Suárez, Ramón Máiz (2018). "Una cuerda sobre el abismo: Modernismo y Postmodernismo en Metrópolis (Fritz Lang) y Blade Runner (Ridley Scott)". La política es de cine, 2018, ISBN 978-84-259-1756-1, págs. 71-116. Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (España): 71–116. ISBN 978-84-259-1756-1.
  5. ^ Gifford, James; Clawson, James M.; Foltz, Mary; Ussner Kidder, Orion; Armstrong, Jolene; Parker, Lindsay (2016-01-01). "XVII American Literature: The Twentieth Century". The Year's Work in English Studies. 95 (1): 1091–1223. doi:10.1093/ywes/maw019. ISSN 0084-4144.
  6. ^ Brito, João Luiz Teixeira de . Representações do corpo na cultura pop: In utero, transformação, ruído e materialidade [Representations of the body in pop culture: In Utero, transformation and materiality]. e-scrita Revista do Curso de Letras da UNIABEU Nilópolis, Volume. 9, Número 1, janeiro-abril, 2018 ISSN 2177-6288
  7. ^ Souza, José Ailson Lemos (2016). "A REDE INTERTEXTUAL ENTRE AS ARTES NA ADAPTAÇÃO DE UM QUARTO COM VISTA". Transversal (in Portuguese). 2 (4). ISSN 2446-8959.
  8. ^ Rosewarne, Lauren (2016-01-25). Cyberbullies, Cyberactivists, Cyberpredators: Film, TV, and Internet Stereotypes: Film, TV, and Internet Stereotypes. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-3441-7.
  9. ^ Leão, Herbert Silva. "UM PERCURSO SOBRE A MODERNIDADE: O MODERNO EM BAUDELAIRE E UMA PARADA EM ÁLVARO DE CAMPOS". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Zhiang, Chen. Research on Zizek's Subjectivity in the Movie "Blade Runner". A Zizekian Study of Subjectivity in Film Blade Runner. (Master's Thesis In Chinese). 陈, 志昂 (2017). 电影“银翼杀手”中的齐泽克式主体性问题研究 (硕士 thesis). 广东外语外贸大学.
  11. ^ Akhtar, Amer (2019). Tarantino's People: Deconstructions in Postmodernism (Thesis thesis). National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad.
  12. ^ Huseynov, A. A. "CULTURAL PHILOSOPHY IN POST-POST-MODERNISM: CRITICAL ANALYSIS." (in Doctoral Thesis in Russian). https://iphras.ru/uplfile/zinaida/ROOTED/aspir/autoreferat/pavlov/Dissertazia_Pavlov.pdf
  13. ^ "Blade Runner Evreninde - s05e21 - Gerisi Hikaye » Gerisi Hikaye Korku Konuşmaları". Gerisi Hikaye Korku Konuşmaları (in Turkish). 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  14. ^ Christopher, Roy (2019-03-19). Dead Precedents: How Hip-Hop Defines the Future. Watkins Media. ISBN 978-1-912248-35-3.
  15. ^ Curtin, Adrian (2019-02-15). Death in modern theatre: Stages of mortality. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-2471-5.

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