Knight at the Movies

Medieval History on Film

AvJohn Aberth

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Imagining the Middle Ages is an unprecedented examination of the historical content of films depicting the medieval period from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Historians increasingly feel the need to weigh in on popular depictions of the past, since so much of the public's knowledge of history comes from popular mediums. Aberth dissects how each film interpreted the period, offering estimations of the historical accuracy of the works and demonstrating how they project their own contemporary era's obsessions and fears onto the past.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-07-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415938853

Utforska kategorier

Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur
Allmän historia och världshistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

John Aberthreceived his Ph.D. in medieval history from Cambridge University in England and teaches history at several colleges in Vermont. He is author of From theBrink of the Apocalypse: Confronting Famine, War, Plague,and Death in the Later Middle Ages , also published by Routledge.

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"This is an ambitious and exciting book. The author combines very up-to-date historiography -- some of it controversial but all of it interesting -- with a sensitive and deep appreciation of the art of the films. Any teacher of film or medieval studies should make use of this valuable resource." -- Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, Southern Methodist University

Innehållsförteckning

Prologue 1 The Holy Grail of Hollywood: King Arthur Films 2 Lights! Camera! Pillage!: Viking Films 3 God (and the Studio) Wills It!: Crusade Films 4 Splendid in Spandex: Robin Hood Films 5 Welcome to the Apocalypse: Black Death Films 6 Movies and the Maid: Joan of Arc Films Afterword For Further Reading Index

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