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Author:

Brown, Eric C., author.

Title:

Milton on film / Eric C. Brown.

Publisher:

Duquesne University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xii, 419 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Milton, John,--1608-1674--Film adaptations.
Milton, John,--1608-1674.--Paradise lost.
Film adaptations--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.
Milton, John,--1608-1674.
Paradise lost (Milton, John)
English literature.
Film adaptations.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-398) and index. Includes filmography (pages 399-404).

Contents:

Introduction -- Milton and the staging of spectacle -- Pre-cinematic entertainment -- Early cinema and the cinematic sublime -- The ambivalence of the Miltonic film -- Winged warriors and the war in heaven -- "All hell broke loose": the horror film -- Conclusion: blockbuster Paradise lost.

Summary:

"The history of Milton on film, and Paradise Lost in particular, has been full of ambitious visions and dazzling failures, and this book explores all, from the earliest proto-cinematic inventions to the contemporary age of sprawling digital cinematography and Hollywood blockbusters"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Medieval & Renaissance literary studies

ISBN:

0820704768 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780820704760 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)892304725

LCCN:

2014034973

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)