Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks

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David Lavery
Wayne State University Press, 1995 - Performing Arts - 281 pages

Full of Secrets contains virtually everything you need to know about Twin Peaks. This fascinating collection of essays considers David Lynch's politics, the enigmatic musical score, and the show's cult status, treatment of family violence, obsession with doubling, and silencing of women. Also included are a director and writer list, a cast list, a Twin Peaks calendar, a complete scene breakdown for the entire series, and a comprehensive bibliography.

 

Contents

The Art and Politics of Twin Peaks
15
Double Talk in Twin Peaks
16
Jonathan Rosenbaum
22
What Happened toon
30
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51
Family Romance Family Violence and the Fantastic in Twin Peaks
70
Music and Twin Peaks
82
The Canonization of Laura Palmer
93
Alice Kuzniar
120
Entering the Body of Reality
144
The Disorder of Things in Twin Peaks
160
Speaking of Twin Peaks
173
Appendix
196
Bibliography
259
Index
275
Copyright

A Feminist Reading of Twin Peaks
109

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About the author (1995)

David Lavery (Ph.D. in English, University of Florida) is professor and chair of the Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of numerous essays and of Late for the Sky: The Mentality of the Space Age (Southern Illinois University Press).

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