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"This shark, swallow you whole" : essays on the cultural influence of Jaws
- Title
- "This shark, swallow you whole" : essays on the cultural influence of Jaws / edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Philip L. Simpson.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
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- Description
- viii, 261 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "One of the most influential thrillers in media history, Jaws first surfaced as a best-selling novel by first-time novelist Peter Benchley in 1974, followed by the 1975 feature film directed by Steven Spielberg at the beginning of his storied career. Jaws is often considered the first "blockbuster," and successive generations of filmmakers have cited it as formative in their own creative development. For nearly 50 years, critics and scholars have studied how and why this seemingly straightforward thriller holds such mass appeal. This book of original essays assembles a range of critical thought on the impact and legacy of the film, employing new perspectives--historical, cinematic, literary, scientific and environmental--while building on the insights of previous writers. While varying in focus, the essays in this volume all explore why Jaws was so successful in its time and how it remains a prominent storytelling influence well into the 21st century"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- MFLP (Jaws) 23-3626
- ISBN
- 9781476677453
- 147667745X
- 9781476647586 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2023001731
- OCLC
- 1371465663
- Title
- "This shark, swallow you whole" : essays on the cultural influence of Jaws / edited by Kathy Merlock Jackson and Philip L. Simpson.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1975
- Added Author
- Jackson, Kathy Merlock, 1955- editor.Simpson, Philip L., 1964- editor.
- Research Call Number
- MFLP (Jaws) 23-3626