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The Medieval Hero on Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy


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Few figures have captured Hollywood's and the public's imagination as completely as have medieval heroes. Cast as chivalric knight, warrior princess, "alpha male in tights," or an amalgamation, and as likely to appear in Hong Kong action flicks and spaghetti westerns as films set in the Middle Ages, the medieval hero on film serves many purposes. This collection of essays about the medieval hero on screen, contributed by scholars from a variety of disciplines, draws upon a wide range of movies and medieval texts. The essays are grouped into five sections, each with an introduction by the editors: an exploration of historic authenticity; heroic children and the lessons they convey to young viewers; medieval female heroes; the place of the hero's weapon in pop culture; and teaching the medieval movie in the classroom. Thirty-two film stills illustrate the work, and each essay includes notes, a filmography, and a bibliography. There is a foreword by Jonathan Rosenbaum, and an index is included. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword      Preface: Hollywood Knights      Part I. What’s Accuracy Got to Do with It? Historicity and Authenticity in Medieval Film      Heroism and Alienation through Language in The Lord of the Rings      Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film      Part II. Kid Crusaders: Heroic Children on Film      Shirley Temple and the Guys and Dolls of the Round Table      Boys to Men: Medievalism and Masculinity in Star Wars and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial      Part III. Iron Maidens: Medieval Female Heroes on Film      Girls on Film: Medieval Virginity in the Cinema      Chivalric Virtues in Female Form: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s Wudan Warrior Princess as Medieval Hero      Not Your Typical Knight: The Emerging On-Screen Defender      Part IV. Time Bandits: Contemporary Appropriations      The Hagiography of Steel: The Hero's Weapon and Its Place in Pop Culture      The Way of the Wizard: Reflections of Merlin on Film      Hard Day's Knights: First Knight, A Knight’s Tale, and Black Knight      Part V. “Stond and Delyver”: Teaching the Medieval Movie      Oh, What a Lovely War! Joan of Arc on Screen      The Hero in the Classroom      Notes on Contributors      Index     

About the Author :
Martha W. Driver is distinguished professor of English and women’s and gender studies at Pace University. Sid Ray is a professor of English and women’s and gender studies at Pace University.

Review :
“compelling and insightful...carefully reasoned and well written...intelligent...well illustrated...excellent...highly recommended”—Choice; “impressive collection..thought-provoking and insightful...a welcome addition”—Arthuriana; “encapsulates the sense of lively enquiry and debate that makes this book worthwhile”—Journal of American Studies; “wonderful suggestions for teaching the medieval movie”—The Historical Novels Review.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786419265
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 276
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786419261
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jul 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 276
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 431 gr


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