The Holy Grail on film : essays on the cinematic quest /

The Holy Grail on film : essays on the cinematic quest /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Description:	ix, 245 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Grail in motion pictures. Quests (Expeditions) in motion pictures. Quests (Expeditions) in motion pictures. Grail in motion pictures.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10150017

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Other authors / contributors:	Harty, Kevin J., editor.
ISBN:	9780786477852 0786477857 9781476620534
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This collection of new essays is the first to study film depictions of the quest for the Holy Grail--the Christian holy relic of legend supposedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Scholars and critics discuss American and European films that offer fresh perspectives on this enduring myth of the Arthurian world and Western culture"--

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Summary:	This collection of new essays is the first to study film depictions of the quest for the Holy Grail--the holy Christian relic of legend supposedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss American, Australian and European films that offer fresh perspectives on this enduring myth of the Arthurian world and Western culture, including The Silver Chalice (1954), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Excalibur (1981), The Road Warrior (1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Waterboy (1998), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009).
Physical Description:	ix, 245 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780786477852 0786477857 9781476620534