Archive for the 'Pervert in the Pulpit' Category

The Po-Mo Puritan

May 13th, 2005 by jason

Lynch follows themes found throughout American fiction, especially that with a Puritanical background: He follows an intrinsically American moralistic obsession with the ideas of innate depravity (13). Lynch’s villains… are drawn from the same archetypes that populate American fiction (13). … effigies of anomie, incubi of chaos, are particularly American demons (14). American national identity: [...]

Preface-Introduction

May 4th, 2005 by jason

Here is the citation for the edition I am using: Johnson, Jeff. Pervert in the Pulpit: Morality in the Works of David Lynch. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2004. I’ll start by noting that I typically only read critical work that enhances or adds to my appreciation of something I already enjoy. Reading [...]

It Is Not My Custom to Go Where I Am Not Wanted

April 27th, 2005 by jason

While I failed my attempt to blog my reading of The Use of Pleasure, I vow to do a better job with the book I am currently reading: Pervert in the Pulpit: Morality in the Works of David Lynch. So far I am only about 30 pages into the book, but I can say already [...]