Beowulf on Film: Adaptations and Variations (Paperback)

from donbuch1

Representing the start of the Old English canon, the epic of Beowulf is underrepresented in the film industry. With this in mind, the authors attempt to answer why this is the case. In part the reason involves the simplicity of the plot, which compels film makers to rewrite the story line with mo...

from LibStaff2

This book is a textbook-style critique on films related to Beowulf. It's a bit wordy at times, but the work does offer some interesting insights. I have seen most of the movies analyzed in the collection and the authors do provide some decent arguments; however, some Beowulf films praised just ar...

from samlives2

Beowulf on Film is a collection of essays written by the two authors, written on various subjects related to the translation of Beowulf into film media and analysis of the reasons it takes the form it does in popular culture. This book is very academic. I recently completed a college course in me...

from DarthDeverell

Nickolas Haydock and E. L. Risden's Beowulf on Film: Adaptations and Variations is a cutting analysis of the various film adaptations of the ancient play. The book is a thorough and exhaustive effort by the two scholars that leaves no stone unturned. Haydock and Risden work as a tag team, alterna...

from librarianlord

Make no mistake, this is an academic book on pop culture, rather than a more general book. It deserves a more thorough going over than I've been able to give it. I don't always agree with the conclusions on the films (nor, moreover, the conclusions on the original text), but I think this is one p...