This first book-length critical study of Jeremy Irons concentrates on his key performances and acting style. Through the analysis of some of the major screen roles in Irons’s career, such as Brideshead Revisited, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Reversal of Fortune, Swann in Love, Dead Ringers and Lolita, Mark Nicholls identifies a new masculine identity that unites them: an emblematic figure of the 1980s and 1990s presented as an alternative to the action hero or the common man. Using clear explanations of complex theoretical ideas, this book investigates Jeremy Irons’s performances through the lens of sexual inversion and social rebellion, to uncover an entirely original but recognizable screen type.
- ISBN10 0857454447
- ISBN13 9780857454447
- Publish Date 1 July 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 November 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Berghahn Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 198
- Language English
- URL http://berghahnbooks.com/title/NichollsLost