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Swordsmen of the Screen

Author : Jeffrey Richards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317928636
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Swordsmen of the Screen written by Jeffrey Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study of the genre of swashbuckling films received wide critical acclaim when it was first published in 1977. Jeffrey Richards assesses the contributions to the genre of directors, designers and fencing masters, as well as of the stars themselves, and devotes several chapters to the principal subjects if the swashbucklers – pirates, highwaymen, cavaliers and knights. The result is to recall, however fleetingly, the golden days of the silver screen. Reviews of the original edition: ‘An intelligent, scholarly, well-written account of adventure films, this work is sensitive both to cinema history and to the literary origins of the "swashbuckler"....Essential for any library with books on film, it may very well be the definitive book on its subject.’ – Library Journal

The Action and Adventure Cinema

Author : Yvonne Tasker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134564937
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book The Action and Adventure Cinema written by Yvonne Tasker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting collection addresses action and adventure from the silent to the contemporary period exploring diverse questions of aesthetics, industry and ideology. Action has established itself as one of the leading commercial genres of the New Hollywood cinema, generating extensive debate in the process. Contributors consider how action might best be defined, how it has developed historically, and how it works formally. The critical reception and standing of action and adventure cinema is considered in relation to questions of national culture, violence and the 'art' of cinema. Themes explored include genre and definitions; early action, sensation and melodrama; authorship and action; national and transnational action-adventure traditions; action aesthetics; spectacle and narrative; stars and bodies; class; gender; race and ethnicity. Attempting to evaluate the significance of this type of filmmaking for both popular cinema and film studies, the book underlines the central place of action and adventure within film history.

Swashbucklers

Author : James Chapman
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 0719098920
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Swashbucklers written by James Chapman and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swashbucklers is the first study of one of the most popular and enduring genres in television history – the costume adventure series. It maps the history of swashbuckling television from its origins in the 1950s to the present. It places the various series in their historical and institutional contexts and also analyses how the form and style of the genre has changed over time. And it includes case studies of major swashbuckling series including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Buccaneers, Ivanhoe, William Tell, Zorro, Arthur of the Britons, Dick Turpin, Robin of Sherwood, Sharpe, Hornblower, The Count of Monte Cristo and the recent BBC co-production of The Three Musketeers.

Race, Class, and Gender in "Medieval" Cinema

Author : L. Ramey
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230603564
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis Race, Class, and Gender in "Medieval" Cinema by : L. Ramey

Download or read book Race, Class, and Gender in "Medieval" Cinema written by L. Ramey and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Swordsmen of the Screen

Author : Jeffrey Richards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317928644
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Swordsmen of the Screen written by Jeffrey Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study of the genre of swashbuckling films received wide critical acclaim when it was first published in 1977. Jeffrey Richards assesses the contributions to the genre of directors, designers and fencing masters, as well as of the stars themselves, and devotes several chapters to the principal subjects if the swashbucklers – pirates, highwaymen, cavaliers and knights. The result is to recall, however fleetingly, the golden days of the silver screen. Reviews of the original edition: ‘An intelligent, scholarly, well-written account of adventure films, this work is sensitive both to cinema history and to the literary origins of the "swashbuckler"....Essential for any library with books on film, it may very well be the definitive book on its subject.’ – Library Journal

A Necessary Fantasy?

Author : Dudley Jones
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000526070
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book A Necessary Fantasy? written by Dudley Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a variety of issues through the examination of heroic figures in children's popular literature, comics, film, and television.

The Encyclopedia of the Sword

Author : Nick Evangelista
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313369739
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Sword written by Nick Evangelista and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-05-23 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the gruff, sword-toting swashbucklers of the Middle Ages to modern adventure epics like The Princess Bride, the aura surrounding the sword is one that is both romantic and pragmatic. Thoughts of this weapon bring to mind images of the Knights of the Round Table, Zorro, the Three Musketeers—the things daydreams are made of. Historically, the fate of the empires revolved around the sword; nations rose and fell based on the power of their swordsmen. For centuries it was the weapon of choice in settling personal disputes. Today, the art of sword fighting has been incarnated as the dynamic, chess-like sport of fencing. It has also played an important part in the history of theatre and film, and it has been part of literature for as long as there have been books. In its varied guises, the sword has for centuries figured in the world's varied cultures, myths, and politics. Yet, there has never been a comprehensive volume on the subject of the sword until the publication of this encyclopedia. For the first time, in a single volume one can locate information on the history of sword types and styles around the world; techniques of combat sword use; techniques and styles of modern sport fencing; names and descriptions of various fencing implements and weapon types; swashbuckler films and the fencing masters who influenced the genre; significant individuals who have taught sword use; the sword at the Olympics; the literature in which the rapier, foil, or broadsword has figured; and much, much more. Essential reading for fencing and military history enthusiasts.

The Reel Middle Ages

Author : Kevin J. Harty
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476608431
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Reel Middle Ages written by Kevin J. Harty and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those tales of old—King Arthur, Robin Hood, The Crusades, Marco Polo, Joan of Arc—have been told and retold, and the tradition of their telling has been gloriously upheld by filmmaking from its very inception. From the earliest of Georges Méliès’s films in 1897, to a 1996 animated Hunchback of Notre Dame, film has offered not just fantasy but exploration of these roles so vital to the modern psyche. St. Joan has undergone the transition from peasant girl to self-assured saint, and Camelot has transcended the soundstage to evoke the Kennedys in the White House. Here is the first comprehensive survey of more than 900 cinematic depictions of the European Middle Ages—date of production, country of origin, director, production company, cast, and a synopsis and commentary. A bibliography, index, and over 100 stills complete this remarkable work.

Swordsman of the Rift, Vol. 1

Author : Brandon Varnell
Publisher : Kitsune Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 1951904923
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Swordsman of the Rift, Vol. 1 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryan Jenson is a former Marine who’s been running from his past. When an acquaintance comes to him with a job, he takes it. He doesn’t care about the pay or the job specifics. He just wants to escape the nightmares. But in trying to run from his past, he runs into an even more terrifying nightmare when he and four others journey into the Rift Plains—a dimension connected to hundreds of other worlds. His party is overwhelmed and Bryan is taken prisoner. Now he must team up with an archangel who has lost more than half her power and a low-level succubus to escape, get back at the woman who captured him, and defeat the Dungeon Master of this unknown world. Simple, right? Explicit Content Warning: This series contains content that may not be suitable for anyone under the age of 18.

By the Sword

Author : Richard Cohen
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 030743074X
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book By the Sword written by Richard Cohen and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio—the definitive study, hugely readable, of man’s most deadly art.”—Simon Winchester With a new Preface by the author Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who as a schoolboy would practice fencing with Bess—his future wife— when the two of them returned home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ’s divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was “off to get spaghetti,” their code to avoid alarming the children. By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting—a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword. Praise for By the Sword “Touché! While scrupulous and informed about its subject, Richard Cohen’s book is about more than swordplay. It reads at times like an alternative social history of the West.”—Sebastian Faulks “In writing By the Sword, [Cohen] has shown that he is as skilled with the pen as he is with the sword.”—The New York Times “Irresistible . . . extraordinary . . . vivid and hugely enjoyable.”—The Economist “A virtual encyclopedia on the subject of sword fighting.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Literate, learned, and, beg pardon, razor-sharp . . . a pleasure for practitioners, and a rewarding entertainment for the armchair swashbuckler.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A History of Arthurian Scholarship

Author : Norris J. Lacy
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843840693
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book A History of Arthurian Scholarship written by Norris J. Lacy and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2006 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of critical attention devoted to Arthurian matters. This book offers the first comprehensive and analytical account of the development of Arthurian scholarship from the eighteenth century, or earlier, to the present day. The chapters, each written by an expert in the area under discussion, present scholarly trends and evaluate major contributions to the study of the numerous different strands which make up the Arthurian material: origins, Grail studies, editing and translation of Arthurian texts, medieval and modern literatures (in English and European languages), art and film. The result is an indispensable resource for students and a valuable guide for anyone with a serious interest in the Arthurian legend. Contributors: NORRIS LACY, TONY HUNT, KEITH BUSBY, JANE TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, RICHARD BARBER, SIAN ECHARD, GERALD MORGAN, ALBRECHT CLASSEN, ROGER DALRYMPLE, BART BESAMUSCA, MARIANNE E. KALINKE, BARBARA MILLER, CHRISTOPHER KLEINHENZ, MURIEL WHITAKER, JEANNE FOX-FRIEDMAN, DANIEL NASTALI, KEVIN J. HARTY NORRIS J. LACY is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University.

Sojan the Swordsman

Author : Michael Moorcock
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575078901
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Sojan the Swordsman written by Michael Moorcock and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sojan the Swordsman is Michael Moorcock's very first published character, the precursor to the Eternal Champion. Heavily influenced by the pulp tales of Robert E. Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs, this is the tale of the hero Sojan Shieldbearer as he travels across the planet Zylor encountering strange races and even stranger monsters in a fast-paced adventure in the tradition of John Carter of Mars and Esau Cairns of Almuric.

The Rise of the Rubbish Swordsman

Author : Gui Wu Sha
Publisher : Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the Rubbish Swordsman written by Gui Wu Sha and published by Singapore New Reading Technology Pte Ltd. This book was released on with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He, who was known as a Master Swordsman in his previous life, was reborn in the Dou Cultivation Word. Through practicing swordsmanship, he made a name for himself and became an excellent swordsman. He turns the whole world upside down and stands out among them all and attracts all the girls...

The King's Swordsman Omnibus One

Author : Becky James
Publisher : Clarkenhome Press
ISBN 13 : 1915572045
Total Pages : 1794 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book The King's Swordsman Omnibus One written by Becky James and published by Clarkenhome Press. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 1794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into sword and sorcery portal fantasy in The King's Swordsman series, where we follow swordsman Thorrn. He has his life mapped out for him: be the best swordsman in the kingdom of Oberrot defending against rogue mancers and mages and get promoted. But things are never that simple and he is forced to confront everything he thought he knew; about Earth being real and not a fairy story for children; about what he's willing to sacrifice in obedience to the king; and that not all mages are bad. You will love this series if you adore: Sweeping sword and sorcery portal fantasy Character driven stories Narration by a cocky swordsman Hilarious fish-out-of-water scenes as he navigates magicless Earth for the first time. Enemies to inseparable friends Defiantly different portal fantasy Twinned souls with a twist Portal fantasy with time bending (Dr Who meets The Witcher) Stories with lots of heart, a bit dark and ballsy Characters with staying power This collection includes Books 1-4 of The King's Swordsman series and, never before published, the prequel novella Dough Boy! Contains: The Tenets in the Tattoos The Bind of Blood and Bonds The Limit of the Lonely Man The Tempered Turns of Time “The plot is gripping, but it's a solid combination between a solid plot and a downright fabulous character development, as well as an absolutely beautiful narrative, that turns this debut into an addictive, practically unputdownable read.” - The Magic Book Corner “An action-packed adventure… The storyline is ambitious in its scope and really is one for fans of fantasy and science fiction.” - LoveBooks, The Tenets in the Tattoos “Indie Books We Love.” “This author has a gift of making her readers live her tales alongside her characters.” - The Magic Book Corner, The Bind of Blood and Bonds “I found myself laughing and, at times, having tears in my eyes.” - Reedsy Discovery Reviewer

Age of Wonders II

Author : Barba Rick
Publisher : Bradygames
ISBN 13 : 9780744001549
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Age of Wonders II written by Barba Rick and published by Bradygames. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BradyGames Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne Official Strategy Guide provides detailed strategies and area maps for the challenging scenarios in the game. Complete unit list and rundown of the Spheres of Magic to help players defeat enemies. Tactics for customizing magical skills and abilities and how to specialize in each. Tips for building intimidating defenses including training grounds for armies and more. Multiplayer tips and strategies.

Take One, Action!

Author : Andy Wilkinson
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 180313786X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Take One, Action! written by Andy Wilkinson and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take One, Action! is the story of my successful journey, packed with insight and advice which no film school can ever teach you. This book is an essential read for all aspiring actors, swordsmen, fight choreographers and film directors looking to make a long-lasting creative career.

Swordsmen of Gor

Author : John Norman
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575124334
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Swordsmen of Gor written by John Norman and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh from his exploits in the Steel Worlds, home of the Kurii, a savage alien race intent on conquering Gor, Tarl Cabot has been returned to an isolated beach, at coordinates apparently specified by the Priest-Kings, the masters of Gor and the enemy of the Kurii. His only companions are his beautiful new slave Cecily, and Ramar, a ferocious sleen bred in the Steel Worlds to hunt and kill. But why has he been returned to such a remote spot? Did the Priest-Kings wish their former agent to serve them once more? Did the Kurii intend to use Cabot to further their own ends? The truth, as Tarl will learn, is darker, and deeper, than either of these possibilities. In SWORDSMEN OF GOR, the latest book in John Norman's best-selling Gorean saga, follow Tarl as he embarks on a new adventure with the Pani, a strange people with mysterious origins, and learn the dark, sinister truth behind his return to Gor, the Counter-Earth.