The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott

Author: Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson

Publisher:

Published: 1881

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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A narrative poem about the death of Elaine, "the lily maid of Astolat".

The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film
The Use of Arthurian Legend in Hollywood Film

Author: Samuel J. Umland

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1996-10-21

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 031303169X

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This is the first book to examine the various uses of the Arthurian legend in Hollywood film, covering films from the 1920s to the present. The authors use five representational categories: intertextual collage (or cult film); melodrama, which focuses on the love triangle; conservative propaganda, pervasive during the Cold War; the Hollywood epic; and the postmodern quest, which commonly employs the grail portion of the legend. Arguing that filmmakers rely on the audience's rudimentary familiarity with the legend, the authors show that only certain features of the legend are activated at any particular time. This fascinating study shows us how the legend has been adapted and how through the popular medium of Hollywood films, the Arthurian legend has survived and flourished.

In Memoriam
In Memoriam

Author: Alfred Tennyson

Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780393979268

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Tennyson s central poem is presented with an extensive introduction that provides background information on the poet and poem as well as an overview of In Memoriam s formal and thematic peculiarities, including Tennyson s use of the stanza and the poem s rhyme scheme."