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The epic in film : from myth to blockbuster
- Title
- The epic in film : from myth to blockbuster / Constantine Santas.
- Author
- Santas, Constantine.
- Publication
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008], ©2008.
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- Description
- ix, 235 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In The Epic in Film, Constantine Santas argues that "blockbuster" and "artistic" are not mutually exclusive terms and, perhaps more importantly, that epic film is an inherently profound genre in its ability to tap into the dreams and fears of a nation, and sometimes those of the human race. Why do we see dozens and dozens of films based on the King Arthur legend? Why would a presidential hopeful borrow the phrase "Read my lips" from Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry? Why do war epics proliferate in times of war or national crisis? Why are epics as a whole the most popular movie genre?"--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Epic films > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The classic epic form -- Ch. 2. The mythological epic -- Ch. 3. The religious epic -- Ch. 4. The historical epic -- Ch. 5. The women-centered epic -- Ch. 6. The comic epic -- Ch. 7. The anti-epic -- Ch. 8. The Information Age epic -- Ch. 9. The international and art house epics -- App. Significant DVD editions.
- ISBN
- 9780742555280 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0742555283 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780742555297 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0742555291 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007012387
- 40014890400
- OCLC
- 104884687
- ocn104884687
- SCSB-5381941
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries