Remaking the Middle Ages - The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World (Paperback)

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").

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Andrew B R Elliott
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-4624-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-7864-4624-2
Barcode:	9780786446247

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