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

Elliott, Andrew B.R.

McFarland & Co Inc（2010/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 286 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786446247
• DDC分類 791.43658207

Full Description

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").

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Preface     

PART I : PROBLEMS

1. History, Historiography and Film     

2. "One Big Medieval Mess": Accessing the Middle Ages     

PART II : PEOPLE

3. When Knights Were Bold: Those Who Fight     

4. The Power and the Glory: Those Who Rule     

5. Clergy and Saints: Those Who Pray     

6. ...Everybody Not Sitting on a Cushion: Those Who Work     

PART III : WORLDS

7. Constructing Medieval Worlds: Conventions, Inventions and Images     

8. Guides to the Medieval Worlds     

9. Authenticity and Accuracy in Medieval Worlds     

Glossary     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Filmography     

Index