Rebecca A. Umland is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She has coauthored two books: The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film and Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side, and has published book chapters and articles on Arthurian legend, world cinema, and British literature.

“a compelling and insightful study...strongly recommended”—Mythlore; “well written and gives very good introductions to the production histories, topics, and plots of the examined narrations”—Helden.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Legacy of the True Knight and the Liminal Outlaw HeroChapter• The Typology of the True Knight: Sir Thomas Malory’s LancelotChapter• Chivalry, the Medieval Revival and the Popular ImaginationChapter• True Knighthood and the Liminal Outlaw Hero in Classic Hollywood FilmChapter• Remediation: The Rise of Television and the Liminal Outlaw HeroPart II: The Liminal Outlaw Hero and the Rise of the Urban WesternChapter• Poetic Justice and the Dirty Harry Franchise (1971–1988)Chapter• “Now cracks a noble heart”: Revenge Fantasy in the Death Wish Series (1974–1994)Part III: The Liminal Outlaw Hero in the Modern Action FilmChapter• Reconciling Opposites in the Rambo Franchise (1982–2008)Chapter• Dark Days and the Dark Knight in Gotham City (2005–2012)Chapter NotesWorks CitedIndex

Rebecca A. Umland is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She has coauthored two books: The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film and Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side, and has published book chapters and articles on Arthurian legend, world cinema, and British literature.

“a compelling and insightful study...strongly recommended”—Mythlore; “well written and gives very good introductions to the production histories, topics, and plots of the examined narrations”—Helden.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Legacy of the True Knight and the Liminal Outlaw HeroChapter• The Typology of the True Knight: Sir Thomas Malory’s LancelotChapter• Chivalry, the Medieval Revival and the Popular ImaginationChapter• True Knighthood and the Liminal Outlaw Hero in Classic Hollywood FilmChapter• Remediation: The Rise of Television and the Liminal Outlaw HeroPart II: The Liminal Outlaw Hero and the Rise of the Urban WesternChapter• Poetic Justice and the Dirty Harry Franchise (1971–1988)Chapter• “Now cracks a noble heart”: Revenge Fantasy in the Death Wish Series (1974–1994)Part III: The Liminal Outlaw Hero in the Modern Action FilmChapter• Reconciling Opposites in the Rambo Franchise (1982–2008)Chapter• Dark Days and the Dark Knight in Gotham City (2005–2012)Chapter NotesWorks CitedIndex

Rebecca A. Umland is a professor of English at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She has coauthored two books: The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film and Donald Cammell: A Life on the Wild Side, and has published book chapters and articles on Arthurian legend, world cinema, and British literature.

“a compelling and insightful study...strongly recommended”—Mythlore; “well written and gives very good introductions to the production histories, topics, and plots of the examined narrations”—Helden.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Legacy of the True Knight and the Liminal Outlaw HeroChapter• The Typology of the True Knight: Sir Thomas Malory’s LancelotChapter• Chivalry, the Medieval Revival and the Popular ImaginationChapter• True Knighthood and the Liminal Outlaw Hero in Classic Hollywood FilmChapter• Remediation: The Rise of Television and the Liminal Outlaw HeroPart II: The Liminal Outlaw Hero and the Rise of the Urban WesternChapter• Poetic Justice and the Dirty Harry Franchise (1971–1988)Chapter• “Now cracks a noble heart”: Revenge Fantasy in the Death Wish Series (1974–1994)Part III: The Liminal Outlaw Hero in the Modern Action FilmChapter• Reconciling Opposites in the Rambo Franchise (1982–2008)Chapter• Dark Days and the Dark Knight in Gotham City (2005–2012)Chapter NotesWorks CitedIndex