Derek Elley
Biographic Data
| ID | 2016412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Derek Elley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Derek |
| FAMILY NAME | Elley |
| SIGNATURE | ELLEY D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Epic Film: Myth and History
As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes beyond that definition to show how the film epic has taken up one of the most ancient art-forms and propelled it into the modern world, covered in twentieth-century ambitions, anxieties, hopes and fantasies. This survey of historical epic films dealing with periods up to the end of the Dark Ages look…
Uncertain Direction
The Epic Film: Myth and History
As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes beyond that definition to show how the film epic has taken up one of the most ancient art-forms and propelled it into the modern world, covered in twentieth-century ambitions, anxieties, hopes and fantasies. This survey of historical epic films dealing with periods up to the end of the Dark Ages look…
Uncertain Direction
The Epic Film: Myth and History
As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes beyond that definition to show how the film epic has taken up one of the most ancient art-forms and propelled it into the modern world, covered in twentieth-century ambitions, anxieties, hopes and fantasies. This survey of historical epic films dealing with periods up to the end of the Dark Ages look…
Art (1 works) · Bible films (1 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · EPIC (1 works) · Epic films (1 works) · Film criticism (1 works) · Films bibliques (1 works) · Films historiques (1 works) · Heroes in motion pictures (1 works)