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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Classic Epic Form; Chapter 2 The Mythological Epic; Chapter 3 The Religious Epic; Chapter 4 The Historical Epic; Chapter 5 The Women-Centered Epic; Chapter 6 The Comic Epic; Chapter 7 The Anti-Epic; Chapter 8 The Information Age Epic; Chapter 9 The International and Art House Epics; Appendix: Significant DVD Editions; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Constantine Santas encourages us to wonder why critics have routinely dismissed the epic film. In The Epic in Film, Santas argues that 'blockbuster' and 'artistic' are not mutually exclusive terms and that epic film is an inherently profound genre in its ability to tap into a nation's dreams and fears. Whether you love Gone with the Wind or hate Troy, find Akira Kurosawa's films brilliant or marvel over the Matrix trilogy, film buffs will want to read this book. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Epic films -- History and criticism.
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Epic films. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Santas, Constantine. Epic in Film : From Myth to Blockbuster. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2007 9780742555297 |
| ISBN |
9780742578562 (electronic book) |
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0742578569 (electronic book) |
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9780742555280 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742555283 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780742555297 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0742555291 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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