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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13325159.
- catalog contributor b13325160.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Jonathan Rosenbaum -- Preface : Hollywood knights / Martha W. Driver and Sid Ray -- What's accuracy got to do with it? 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 -- Kid crusaders : heroic children on film / Martha W. Driver -- 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 -- Iron maidens : medieval female heroes on film / Martha W. Driver -- 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 -- Time bandits : contemporary appropriations / Sid Ray -- 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 -- "Stond and delyvr" : teaching the medieval movie / Martha W. Driver -- Oh, what a lovely war! Joan of Arc on screen / Edward Benson -- The hero in the classroom / John M. Ganim.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 268 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Medieval hero on screen.".
- catalog identifier "0786419261 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Medieval hero on screen.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,".
- catalog relation "Medieval hero on screen.".
- catalog subject "791.43/652 22".
- catalog subject "Heroes in motion pictures.".
- catalog subject "Literature, Medieval History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Middle Ages in motion pictures.".
- catalog subject "PN1995.9.H44 M44 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Jonathan Rosenbaum -- Preface : Hollywood knights / Martha W. Driver and Sid Ray -- What's accuracy got to do with it? 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 -- Kid crusaders : heroic children on film / Martha W. Driver -- 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 -- Iron maidens : medieval female heroes on film / Martha W. Driver -- 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 -- Time bandits : contemporary appropriations / Sid Ray -- 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 -- "Stond and delyvr" : teaching the medieval movie / Martha W. Driver -- Oh, what a lovely war! Joan of Arc on screen / Edward Benson -- The hero in the classroom / John M. Ganim.".
- catalog title "The medieval hero on screen : representations from Beowulf to Buffy / edited by Martha W. Driver and Sid Ray ; with a foreword by Jonathan Rosenbaum.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".