The Medieval Hero on Screen:; representations from Beowulf to Buffy

Driver, Martha W. (editor); Ray, Sid (editor)

ISBN 10: 0786419261 / ISBN 13: 9780786419265

Published by McFarland, Jefferson, N.C., 2004

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Green octavo; viii, 268 p, b&w illus; 23 cm. Film; Fantasy; Literature; Essays. Contents: Historicity and authenticity in medieval film /; Martha W. Driver --; Heroism and alienation through language in The lord of the rings /; David Salo --; Authenticating realism in medieval film /; William F. Woods --; Shirley Temple and the Guys and dolls of the round table /; Kevin J. Harty --; Boys to men: medievalism and masculinity in Star wars and E.T., the extra-terrestrial /; Tom Henthorne --; Girls on film: medieval virginity in the cinema /; Anke Bernau --; Chivalric virtues in female form: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon's Wudan warrior princess as medieval hero /; Diana E. Slampyak --; Not your typical knight: the emerging on-screen defender /; Susan Butvin Sainato --; The hagiography of steel: the hero's weapon and its place in pop culture /; Carl James Grindley --; The way of the wizard: reflections of Merlin on film /; Michael A. Torregrossa --; Hard day's knights: First knight, A knight's tale, and Black knight /; Caroline Jewers --; Oh, what a lovely war! Joan of Arc on screen /; Edward Benson --; The hero in the classroom /; John M. Ganim. Extremely faint wear to spine head & foot, some underlines & notes to first 17 pages, else very good+ to near fine(-). First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Seller Inventory # 23904

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Title: The Medieval Hero on Screen:; ...

Publisher: McFarland, Jefferson, N.C.

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Paperback

Condition: very good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

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.

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.