How are David Lynch-s films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones?
By interrogating this question, David Lynch-s American Dreamscape broadens the interpretive horizons of Lynch-s filmography, calling for a new approach to Lynch-s films that goes beyond cinema and visual art to explore how Lynch-s work engages with literary and musical works that have shaped the American imagination. As much as Lynch stands as a singular artistic voice, his work arises from and taps into the cultural zeitgeist in a way that illuminates not only his approach to creativity but also the way works interact with each other in an age of mass media. From children-s literature to teen tragedy ballads, Nathanael West and Cormac McCarthy to folk music and mixtapes, David Lynch-s American Dreamscape investigates the cultural frequencies Lynch-s films tune into and positions Lynch-s work as a conduit for American popular culture, a medium
