The Holy Grail on Film

Essays on the Cinematic Quest

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Edited by Kevin J. Harty

Type

Studies

Subject

On Films > Objects in Films

Keywords

objects, religion, adventures, fantasy

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 256 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7785-2

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Book Presentation:
This collection of new essays is the first to study film depictions of the quest for the Holy Grail—the holy Christian relic of legend supposedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss American, Australian and European films that offer fresh perspectives on this enduring myth of the Arthurian world and Western culture, including The Silver Chalice (1954), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Excalibur (1981), The Road Warrior (1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Waterboy (1998), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009).

About the Author:
Kevin J. Harty, professor and formerly chair of English and coordinator of the Undergraduate General Education Core at La Salle University in Philadelphia, is associate editor of Arthuriana, the official journal of the North American Branch of the International Arthurian Society (of which he is the former president). He has previously written or edited 14 books, including ground-breaking studies of depictions of the Middle Ages on film.

Press Reviews:
"It is a rich and rewarding collection of daring essays by edgy scholars"—Arthuriana
"Engaging…a beautifully written work that would appeal to anyone interested in the Holy Grail, Arthurian legend and indeed, the medieval period."—Destructive Music

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