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Cinema Arthuriana
Kevin J. Harty
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Description for Cinema Arthuriana
Paperback. The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes of the legends. This title presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend of King Arthur in film and television from 1904 to 2001. Editor(s): Harty, Kevin J. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; APT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
The legends of King Arthur have not only endured for centuries, but also flourished in constant retellings and new stories built around the central themes. With the coming of motion pictures, Arthur was destined to hit the screen.
This edition of Cinema Arthuriana, revised in 2002, presents 20 essays on the topic of the recurring presence of the legend in film and television from 1904 to 2001. They cover such films as Excalibur (1981) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), television productions such as The Mists of Avalon (2001), and French and German ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
Number of Pages
317
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786446834
SKU
V9780786446834
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About Kevin J. Harty
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Cinema Arthuriana
“an essential and classic resource in the study of Arthurian film”—Arthuriana; “a useful volume that might readily serve as a textbook...Kevin J. Harty, the originator of the term ‘cinema arthuriana,’ is an expert bibliographer and surveyor of the field”—Parergon.