Silent Medievalisms: Reimagining the Middle Ages During Film's Foundational Era
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Document Type
Book
Publisher
Ohio State University Press
Year
2026
ISBN
9780814285305
Description
"Examines how early silent films used medieval stories and tropes to propagate contemporary political, national, and social messages at a time of technology-driven shifts in the creation and consumption of narratives. Includes analysis of films such as Cecil B. DeMille's Joan the Woman, Allan Dwan's Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, and Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc, among others"
Recommended Citation
Pugh, Tison and Weisl, Angela Ph.D., "Silent Medievalisms: Reimagining the Middle Ages During Film's Foundational Era" (2026). Faculty Publications Books. 29.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/faculty-pubs-books/29
