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The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film
Samuel J. Umland
Rebecca A. Umland
其他書名
From Connecticut Yankees to Fisher Kings
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
, 1996-10-21
主題
Performing Arts / Film / General
Social Science / Popular Culture
Performing Arts / General
ISBN
031303169X
9780313031694
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=LHvDEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.