{"product_id":"9781501364747","title":"Interpreting Star Wars Reading a Modern Film Franchise","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInterpreting Star Wars\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReading a Modern Film Franchise\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMiles Booy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ Genres \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon its initial release in 1977, many critics regarded \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eas a childish retort to the mature American cinema of the seventies.  Though full of sound and fury, some felt that it signified nothing.  Four decades later, the significations are multiple as interpretations of the film's strange imagery and metaphoric potential continue to pile up.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpreting Star Wars \u003c\/i\u003eanalyses and contextualises the dominant trends in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e interpretation from the earliest reviews, through Lucasfilm's attempts to use its position as copyright holder to promote a single meaning, to the 21st century where the internet has rendered such authorial control impossible and new entries to the canon present new twists on old hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMiles Booy\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar, having lectured at the University of East Anglia, UK, and Stafford College, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMarvel's Mutants: The X-Men Comics of Chris Claremont\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eLove and Monsters: The Doctor Who Experience, 1979 to the Present \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 January 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501364747\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332961894540,"sku":"9781501364747","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8ce21db6-28c2-4fde-8276-89f91872cbb0.jpg?v=1783607567","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501364747","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}