The Tremors of Forgery: The Palimpsest of Tom Ripley's Identity.
Forgery is a recurrent theme in Patricia Highsmith's work, both as a transgressive act and a metaphor for transformation. Positioning the films within their socio- historical context, the essay will examine the ways in which Tom Ripley is reconstructed or "forged" in the adaptations of Highsmith.
| Publicado en: | Clues: A Journal of Detection (McFarland & Company) Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 56 - 67 |
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McFarland & Company, Inc.
Fall2014
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| Sumario: | Forgery is a recurrent theme in Patricia Highsmith's work, both as a transgressive act and a metaphor for transformation. Positioning the films within their socio- historical context, the essay will examine the ways in which Tom Ripley is reconstructed or "forged" in the adaptations of Highsmith. |
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