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Martha
W. Driver and Sid Ray, eds.;
Foreword by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
The Medieval Hero on
Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy.
Jefferson: McFarland, 2004.
276pp.
Paperback.
ISBN 0786419261.
Publisher's
recommended price $35.00
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 film, contributed
by scholars from a variety of disciplines, draws upon a wide range of
films 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.
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