The Vikings on Film: Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078646044X ISBN 13: 9780786460441

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2011

Synopsis

These fourteen essays on films dealing with the Viking era 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), as well as a pair of comic-strip adaptations, the live-action Prince Valiant (1997) and the animated Asterix and the Vikings (2006). A comprehensive filmography is also included.

About this title

Review:

"this is a volume that has long been awaited"--Arthuriana; "such criticisms aside, though, this is still a useful exploration into the range of depictions of Vikings in cinema"--Parergon.

About the Author:

Kevin J. Harty is professor and chair of English at La Salle University in Philadelphia and associate editor of Arthuriana, the official journal of the North American Branch of the International Arthurian Society, of which he is also the vice president. He is the author or editor of eleven books on such topics as film and medieval studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 078646044X
• ISBN 13: 9780786460441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Kevin J. Harty