The medieval film genre is not, in general, concerned with constructing a historically accurate past, but much analysis nonetheless centers on highlighting anachronisms. This book aims to help scholars and aficionados of medieval film think about how the re-creation of an often mythical past performs important cultural work for modern directors and viewers. The essays in this collection demonstrate that directors intentionally insert modern preoccupations into a setting that would normally be considered incompatible with these concepts. The Middle Ages provide an imaginary space far enough removed from the present day to explore modern preoccupations with human identity.
- ISBN13 9781403974273
- Publish Date 20 April 2007 (first published 1 January 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 2007 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 228
- Language English