Remaking the Middle Ages: The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World - Couverture souple

Elliott, Andrew B.R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786446242 ISBN 13 : 9780786446247

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2010

Synopsis

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").

A propos du livre

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786446242
• ISBN 13: 9780786446247
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible