Netflix's Ripley: Television Antiheroes, Difficult Empathy, and the Aesthetics of Forgery (Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture)

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This book traces the intertextual genealogy behind Netflix&’s new series Ripley, directed by Steve Zaillian, and offers a critical examination of Tom Ripley&’s enduring appeal across different media. As the series quickly climbs Netflix&’s international charts, this volume provides a timely and insightful contribution to the Ripleyverse, exploring the character&’s complex moral and sexual dimensions in today&’s cultural context. McEntee investigates Ripley&’s role within the televisual antihero genre, engaging with theories from Jason Mittell&’s Complex TV and Margrethe Bruun Vaage&’s The Antihero in American Television. While Andrew Scott&’s portrayal of Ripley aims to generate empathy, this book contends that traditional frameworks for understanding antiheroes are insufficient. Instead, it introduces Eric Leake&’s notion of &“difficult empathy&” as a more appropriate model for analyzing Scott&’s Ripley, offering a fresh perspective on the character&’s moral ambiguity. This contrasts sharply with Anthony Minghella&’s 1999 adaptation, where Matt Damon&’s Ripley elicited a more straightforward emotional response. Readers will discover a nuanced discussion of how Ripley both adheres to and subverts the conventions of the antihero genre and comments self-reflexively on the process of adaptation. The book invites scholars and students of television studies, film, and literature to engage with these themes, providing a rich resource for understanding the evolving landscape of media narratives. Whether you are a scholar of media studies or a curious reader intrigued by the complexities of modern narratives, this book promises to deepen your understanding of the cultural significance of Tom Ripley&’s latest iteration.
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2025

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9783032053503
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9783032053497
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Springer Nature Switzerland
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English
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Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
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