The Medieval Hero on Screen : Representations from Beowulf to Buffy

Acknowledgments vi Foreword Jonathan Rosenbaum 1(4) Preface: Hollywood Knights Martha W. Driver and Sid Ray 5(14) Part I. What's Accuracy Got to Do with It? Historicity and Authenticity in Medieval Film Martha W. Driver 19(34) Heroism and Alienation through Language in The Lord of the Rings David Salo 23(15) Authenticating Realism in Medieval Film William F. Woods 38(15) Part II. Kid Crusaders: Heroic Children on Film Martha W. Driver 53(38) Shirley Temple and the Guys and Dolls of the Round Table Kevin J. Harty 57(16) Boys to Men: Medievalism and Masculinity in Star Wars and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Tim Henthorne 73(18) Part III. Iron Maidens: Medieval Female Heroes on Film Martha W. Driver 91(56) Girls on Film: Medieval Virginity in the Cinema Anke Bernau 94(21) Chivalric Virtues in Female Form: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Wudan Warrior Princess as Medieval Hero Diana E. Slampyak 115(18) Not Your Typical Knight: The Emerging On-Screen Defender Susan Butvin Sainato 133(14) Part IV. Time Bandits: Contemporary Appropriations Sid Ray 147(64) The Hagiography of Steel: The Hero's Weapon and Its Place in Pop Culture Carl James Grindley 151(16) The Way of the Wizard: Reflections of Merlin on Film Michael A. Torregrossa 167(25) Hard Day's Knights: First Knight, A Knight's Tale, and Black Knight Caroline Jewers 192(19) Part V. "Stond and Delyver": Teaching the Medieval Movie Martha W. Driver 211(40) Oh, What a Lovely War! Joan of Arc on Screen Edward Benson 217(20) The Hero in the Classroom John M. Ganim 237(14) Notes on Contributors 251(4) Index 255