Cinematic Illuminations

Posted on 15 June 2018 by Laurie A. Finke

This engaging new study analyzes cinematic treatments of the Middle Ages within a diverse range of popular and artistic films.At a time when students have experience with watching movies than with reading and evaluating literature and history, Cinematic Illuminations harnesses the power of popular culture to make accessible a period that often seems forbidding and remote From The Seventh Seal and The Lion in Winter to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the authors examine the ways in which the twentieth century has reimagined medieval times Such analysis brings to life for students the literature, poetry, history, and art of the Middle Ages.Drawing from current critical approaches to both medieval and film studies, Laurie A Finke and Martin B Shichtman focus on two main issues of historical film First is the inherent tension between the artifice required by film to create historical reality and the accuracy central to claims of history Second are the ways iconography and filming conventions rewrite our understanding of the historical period portrayed in the film In this case, the authors ask, how do contemporary representations of the Middle Ages influence cultural fantasies about our own time Their detailed and accessible readings reveal just how strongly medieval history continues to resonate with modern audiences Cinematic Illuminations offers medievalists, literary and cultural theorists, and film theorists and buffs a fresh approach to understanding how popular culture interprets and makes use of the past through the medium of film. New Download Cinematic Illuminations By Laurie A. Finke For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is one of those books that I got out of the library for a specific research topic but immediately put on my wishlist so I can buy a copy for myself to have on hand for other projects I ve read a lot of books and articles on the Middle Ages on film and TV, but this one took some interesting ap...Containing good analyses of Bergman s history films and medieval films for teenagers However, why doesn t it mention Jacques Rivette s Jeanne la Pucelle, though it has a section on films about Joan of Arc

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15 June 2018

Laurie A. Finke