Remaking the Middle Ages the methods of cinema and history in portraying the medieval world
Problems. History, historiography and film -- "One big medieval mess" : accessing the Middle Ages -- People. When knights were bold : those who fight -- The power and the glory : those who rule -- Clergy and saints : those who pray -- Everybody not sitting on a cushion : those who work --...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Jefferson, NC u.a.
McFarland
c 2011
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Problems. History, historiography and film -- "One big medieval mess" : accessing the Middle Ages -- People. When knights were bold : those who fight -- The power and the glory : those who rule -- Clergy and saints : those who pray -- Everybody not sitting on a cushion : those who work -- Worlds. Constructing medieval worlds : conventions, inventions and images -- Guides to the medieval worlds -- Authenticity and accuracy in medieval worlds. "Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses semiotics and historiography to demonstrate how contemporary filmmakers have attempted to recreate the past in a way that, while largely imagined, is also logical, meaningful, and as truthful as possible"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliography, filmography and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 275 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780786446247 978-0-7864-4624-7 |