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Milton on film / Eric C. Brown.
De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Eric C., 1971- author.
- Series:
- Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
- Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Film adaptations--History and criticism.
- Film adaptations.
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674--Film adaptations.
- Milton, John.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (433 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2015]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-398) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271093512
- 027109351X
- 9780820704760
- 0820704768
- OCLC:
- 1285273584
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