The medieval hero on screen :; representations from Beowulf to Buffy

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 steel : the hero's weapon and its place in pop culture /; Carl James Grindley --; The way of the wizard : reflections of Merlin on film /; Michael A. Torregrossa --; Hard day's knights : First knight, A knight's tale, and Black knight /; Caroline Jewers --; Oh, what a lovely war! Joan of Arc on screen /; Edward Benson --; The hero in the classroom /; John M. Ganim.