Remaking the Middle Ages

The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World

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de Andrew B.R. Elliott

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Historical films

Mots Clés

historical films, medieval

Année d'édition

2010

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 286 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-4624-7

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Description de l'ouvrage:
Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses both 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. Carrying out this critical approach, the author analyzes a wide range of films depicting the Middle Ages, arguing that most of these films either reflect the past through a series of visual signs (a concept he has called “iconic recreation”) or by comparing the past to a modern equivalent (called “paradigmatic representation”).

À propos de l'auteur :
Andrew B.R. Elliott is a former senior lecturer in media and cultural studies at the University of Lincoln in the UK. He has published articles and essays on a wide range of topics and is a contributor to a television documentary on the “real” King Arthur.

Revue de Presse:
"Beginning with problems of history and historiography and film, through authenticity and accuracy in medieval worlds, analyze[s] movies depicting the Middle Ages"—Communication Booknotes Quarterly
"Frequent reference to movies and literature"—Reference & Research Book News

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