The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro
Offering a multifaceted approach to the Mexican-born director Guillermo del Toro, this volume examines his wide-ranging oeuvre and traces the connections between his Spanish language and English language commercial and art film projects.
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The Transnational Fantasies of G uillermo del Tor o
10.1057/9781137407849 - The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro, Edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw and Dolores Tierney
10.1057/9781137407849 - The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro, Edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw and Dolores Tierney
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Edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw, and Dolores Tierney
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The Transnational Fantasies of G uillermo del Tor o
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Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-40783-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The transnational fantasies of Guillermo del Toro / edited by Ann Davies, Deborah Shaw & Dolores Tierney. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-137-40783-2 (alk. paper) 1. Toro, Guillermo del, 1964—Criticism and interpretation. I. Davies, Ann, 1961– editor. II. Shaw, Deborah, editor. III. Tierney, Dolores, editor. PN1998.3.T583T83 2014 791.4302'33092—dc23 2014015560 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: October 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Foreword ix Paul Julian Smith Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Dolores Tierney, Deborah Shaw, and Ann Davies Part I: Del Toro’s Principles and Practices 1 “There Is No Such Thing”: Del Toro’s Metafictional Monster Rally Glenn Ward 2 Guillermo del Toro’s Monsters: Matter Out of Place Ann Davies 3 Myth and Monstrosity: The Dark Realms of H. P. Lovecraft and Guillermo del Toro Rebecca Janicker
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Part II: Del Toro’s English-Language Works 4 “This Is Some
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