Victoria, Queen of the Screen - From Silent Cinema to New Media (Paperback)

Both in life and death, Queen Victoria is among of the most popular monarchs to be committed to film. Her reign was characterized by an explosion in media coverage that began to rely on images rather than words to tell her story. Even though Victoria has been labeled the "first media monarch," the sheer magnitude of her screen presence has been neither chronicled nor fully appreciated until now. This book examines the growth and evolution of Queen Victoria's on-screen image. From the satirical cartoons and silent films of the 19th century to the television shows, video games and webcomics of the 21st, it demonstrates how the protean Victoria character has evolved, ultimately meaning many different things to many different people in many different ways. Each chapter looks at a facet of her character and includes analysis of how these media present Queen Victoria as a real person and shape her as a character acting within a narrative. The book includes a comprehensive and international filmography.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2020
Authors:	Leigh Ehlers Telotte
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	249
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7904-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	1-4766-7904-5
Barcode:	9781476679044

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