The Medieval Hero on Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy by Editor-Martha W. Driver; Editor-Sid Ray; Foreword-Jonathan Rosenbaum - 2004-07

Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2004. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely faint wear to spine head & foot, some underlines & notes to first 17 pages, else very good+ to near fine(-).. Green octavo; viii, 268 p, b&w illus; 23 cm. Film; Fantasy; Literature; Essays. Contents: Historicity and authenticity in medieval film /; Martha W. Driver --; Heroism and alienation through language in The lord of the rings /; David Salo --; Authenticating realism in medieval film /; William F. Woods --; Shirley Temple and the Guys and dolls of the round table /; Kevin J. Harty --; Boys to men: medievalism and masculinity in Star wars and E.T., the extra-terrestrial /; Tom Henthorne --; Girls on film: medieval virginity in the cinema /; Anke Bernau --; Chivalric virtues in female form: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon's Wudan warrior princess as medieval hero /; Diana E. Slampyak --; Not your typical knight: the emerging on-screen defender /; Susan Butvin Sainato --; The hagiography of… Read More

Very Good. This is a very good clean copy with a previous owner's name to the top right of the FEP. It will be posted from the UK within hours in a padded envelope by a family run bookstore. Please let me know if you require photos of the actual book and I will send them through to you. Just to clarify – This is NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY.

West Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. Publisher's Review copy stamp inside cover.. This collection of essays about the medieval hero on screen, contributed by scholars from a variety of disciplines, draws upon a wide range of movies and medieval texts. The essays are grouped into five sections, each with an introduction by the editors. Thirty-two film stills illustrate the work, and each essay includes notes, a filmography, and a bibliography. There is a foreword by Jonathan Rosenbaum, and an index is included.

Mcfarland & Co, 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780786419265

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 2004. Paperback. New. 276 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

McFarland, 2004-07-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!