The Medieval Hero on Screen: Representations from Beowulf to Buffy

by SidneyF.Ray (Foreword), Martha W . Driver (Foreword), JonathanRosenbaum (Foreword)

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  Paperback
  2004

  $26.50

  These essays about the medieval hero on film are grouped into five sections: an exploration of historic authenticity; heroic children and the lessons they convey to young viewers; medieval female heroes; the place of the hero's weapon in pop culture; and teaching the medieval movie in the classroom.