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LEADER: 01603cam a22002414a 4500
001 2010040481
003 DLC
005 20141007080000.0
008 100924s2011 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010040481
020 $a9780786446247 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPN1995.9.M52$bE44 2011
082 00 $a791.43/658401$222
100 1 $aElliott, Andrew B. R.
245 10 $aRemaking the Middle Ages :$bthe methods of cinema and history in portraying the medieval world /$cAndrew B.R. Elliott.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c2011.
300 $ax, 275 p.
520 $a"Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses 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"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aProblems. History, historiography and film -- "One big medieval mess" : accessing the Middle Ages -- People. When knights were bold : those who fight -- The power and the glory : those who rule -- Clergy and saints : those who pray -- Everybody not sitting on a cushion : those who work -- Worlds. Constructing medieval worlds : conventions, inventions and images -- Guides to the medieval worlds -- Authenticity and accuracy in medieval worlds.
650 0 $aMiddle Ages in motion pictures.
650 0 $aHistorical films$xHistory and criticism.