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Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses both semiotics and historiography to demonstrate how contemporary filmmakers have attempted to recreate the past in a way that, while largely imagined, is also logical, meaningful, and as truthful as possible. Carrying out this critical approach, the author analyzes a wide range of films depicting the Middle Ages, arguing that most of these films either reflect the past through a series of visual signs (a concept he has called iconic recreation) or by comparing the past to a modern equivalent (called paradigmatic representation).



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beginning with problems of history and historiography and film, through authenticity and accuracy in medieval worlds, analyze[s] movies depicting the Middle Ages" —Communication Booknotes Quarterly

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Remaking the Middle Ages

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/2/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786446247, 978-0786446247
      ISBN10: 0786446242

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses both semiotics and historiography to demonstrate how contemporary filmmakers have attempted to recreate the past in a way that, while largely imagined, is also logical, meaningful, and as truthful as possible. Carrying out this critical approach, the author analyzes a wide range of films depicting the Middle Ages, arguing that most of these films either reflect the past through a series of visual signs (a concept he has called iconic recreation) or by comparing the past to a modern equivalent (called paradigmatic representation).



      Trade Review
      beginning with problems of history and historiography and film, through authenticity and accuracy in medieval worlds, analyze[s] movies depicting the Middle Ages" —Communication Booknotes Quarterly

      "frequent reference to movies and literature" —Reference & Research Book News.

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