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The Epic Film in World Culture

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Description

With the recent release of spectacular blockbuster films from Gladiator to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the epic has once again become a major form in contemporary cinema. The orginal essays in this volume explore the tension between the evolving global context of film production and reception and the particular provenance of the epic as an expression of national mythology and aspirations, challenging our understanding of epics produced in the present as well as our perception of epic films from the past. Contributors explore new critical approaches to contemporary as well as older epic films, drawing on ideas from cultural studies, historiography, classics, and film studies.

Author Biography:

Robert Burgoyne is Professor and Chair of Film Studies at the University of St Andrews. His recent publications include Film Nation: Hollywood Looks at U.S. History, revised and expanded edition (2010), and The Hollywood Historical Film (2008).
Release date NZ
July 6th, 2010
Audience
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Contributor
  • Edited by Robert Burgoyne
Illustrations
25 Halftones, black and white
Pages
396
Dimensions
152x229x24
ISBN-13
9780415990172
Product ID
3468129

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