Hannibal Lecter's Forms, Formulations, and Transformations: Cannibalising Form and Style

The book "Hannibal Lecter's Forms, Formulations, and Transformations" explores how the iconic character Hannibal Lecter has been revised and redeveloped across different screen media texts, focusing on Bryan Fuller's television program "Hannibal." It examines how the show experiments with genre, medium, taste, and narrative form, and how the character of Hannibal Lecter embodies this experimentation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Hannibal The Cannibal Lecter, a character that has left an indelible mark on Western culture since his debut in 1981 in Red Dragon, the first novel by Thomas Harris, has emerged as one of the most iconic and enduring representations of monstrosity. Since then, Lecter has become the focal point of an extensive cross-mediated mythology, with the latest incarnation being Bryan Fuller's television program, Hannibal, which aired from 2013 to 2015 on NBC.

Hannibal Lecter's Forms, Formulations, and Transformations, a comprehensive examination of Fuller's program, delves into how it harnesses the iconic character to push the boundaries of genre, medium, taste, and narrative form. The book features chapters from esteemed and emerging screen and popular culture scholars from around the world, providing insights into how the show operates as a groundbreaking experiment with televisual form and formula.

Furthermore, the book explores how this experimentation is embodied by the boundary-defying character of Hannibal Lecter, a savage cannibalistic serial killer, practicing psychiatrist, and cultured art enthusiast. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Quarterly Review of Film and Video.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367620622