Hollywood Knights - (Arthurian and Courtly Cultures) Annotated by S Aronstein (Hardcover)
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- Hollywood Knights examines the role played by Hollywood films in America's appropriation of the medieval past in times of cultural crisis.
- About the Author: Susan Aronstein is Professor of English at the University of Wyoming, USA.
- 264 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Medieval
- Series Name: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures
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"Hollywood Knights" clarifies the role played by Arthurian film in America's appropriation of an idealized medieval past to shore up national and cultural authority in times of crisis.Book Synopsis
Hollywood Knights examines the role played by Hollywood films in America's appropriation of the medieval past in times of cultural crisis. It analyzes the Arthurian films produced during the red scare of the 1950s, the breakdown of traditional authority in the 1960s and '70s, the turn to the right in the 1980s, and the redemption of national and masculine authority in the 1990s, arguing that these films propose an idealized past--an American Camelot and a democratic chivalry--to solve the problems of a troubled present, ensure prosperity at home, and extend a beneficial American authority abroad. Movies discussed include The Knights of the Round Table, The Sword in the Stone, Camelot, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, Excalibur, and The Fisher King.About the Author
Susan Aronstein is Professor of English at the University of Wyoming, USA.Dimensions (Overall): 8.56 Inches (H) x 5.96 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 264
Series Title: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Medieval
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: S Aronstein
Language: English
Street Date: October 13, 2005
TCIN: 92437978
UPC: 9781403966490
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-7893
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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