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An edition of The Vikings on film (2011)

The Vikings on film

essays on depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages

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"Essays discuss American, British and European productions. Analyzed in detail are such films as The Vikings (1958), The Long Ships (1964), Alfred the Great (1969), Erik the Viking (1989) and Outlander (2008), and a pair of comic-strip adaptations, the live-action Prince Valiant (1997) and the animated Astérix and the Vikings (2006). Comprehensive filmography included"--Provided by publisher.

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236

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Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages
2011, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Cover of: The Vikings on film
The Vikings on film: essays on depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages
2011, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, McFarland & Company
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Table of Contents

Introduction: "Save Us, O Lord, from the Fury of the Northmen"; or, "Do You Know What's in Your Wallet?" / Kevin J. Harty
The Trope of the Scopic in The Vikings (1958) / Kathleen Coyne Kelly
Guess Who's Coming to Plunder? Or, Disorientation and Desire in The Long Ships (1964) / Donald L. Hoffman
"To be, or not to be"-King: Clive Donner's Alfred the Great (1969) / Christopher A. Snyder
Valiant and Villainous Vikings / Alan Lupack
Silly Vikings: Eichinger, Hickox, and Lorenz's Anglo-German-Irish Production of Hal Foster's Prince Valiant (1997) / Joseph M. Sullivan
When Civilization Was Less Civilized: Erik the Viking (1989) / Susan Aronstein
"The Love of All Mankind but Also the Love of One Woman Alone": Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's Shadow of the Raven (1988) / Joan Tasker Grimbert and Claudia Bornholdt
Different Pathfinders, Different Destinations / Roberta Davidson
Who's Savage Now?!-The Vikings in North America / Kevin J. Harty
Call of the Wild: Culture Shock and Viking Masculinities in The 13th Warrior (1999) / Elizabeth S. Sklar
Harrying an Infinite Horizon: The Ethics of Expansionism in Outlander (2008) / David W. Marshall
Between Exploitation and Liberation: Viking Women and the Sexual Revolution / Laurie A. Finke and Martin B. Shichtman
Time Out of Joint: Why a Gaul Fought the Normans in Asterix and the Vikings (2005) / Andrew B. R. Elliott
Northern Lite: A Brief History of Animated Vikings / Michael N. Salda The Vikings on Film: A Filmography / Kevin J. Harty.

Edition Notes

Includes filmography.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/658
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.V465 V55 2011, PN1995.9.V465V55

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
236

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24808912M
Internet Archive
vikingsonfilmess0000unse
ISBN 13
9780786460441
LCCN
2011006121
OCLC/WorldCat
692291471

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