The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780313031694
ISBN-13 : 031303169X
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Book Synopsis The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film by : Samuel J. Umland

Download or read book The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film written by Samuel J. Umland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-10-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to examine the various uses of the Arthurian legend in Hollywood film, covering films from the 1920s to the present. The authors use five representational categories: intertextual collage (or cult film); melodrama, which focuses on the love triangle; conservative propaganda, pervasive during the Cold War; the Hollywood epic; and the postmodern quest, which commonly employs the grail portion of the legend. Arguing that filmmakers rely on the audience's rudimentary familiarity with the legend, the authors show that only certain features of the legend are activated at any particular time. This fascinating study shows us how the legend has been adapted and how through the popular medium of Hollywood films, the Arthurian legend has survived and flourished.


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