The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema
eBook - ePub

The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema

Western and Global Perspectives

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema

Western and Global Perspectives

About this book

This collection studies the representations of the character of the monarch in literature and cinema. Being a person, an institution, a character archetype and a narrative role, the characters of the monarch and other royal or regal characters oscillate between humanity and the non-human. As such, they are hybrid forms of existence and subjectivity. The authors of this collection explore this hybridity across large spectra of genres, historical periods and cultural contexts. Some of the most prolific and widely read scholars analyze the archetype of the monarch on the page, the stage and the screen. They cover large swathes of intersecting creative and interpretive territories including ancient epic and religious poetry, Arthurian legends, British Renaissance and modern drama, British horror films and Hollywood crime and sports films. This collection also features interviews with six prominent comic book writers and artists, who discuss the influence of classical royal archetypes on their works.

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Yes, you can access The Monarch and the (Non)-Human in Literature and Cinema by Nizar Zouidi in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Social History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032423814
eBook ISBN
9781003830528
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction: Gods, Monarchs and Monsters
  10. (INTER)Section I Ancient Worlds and Modern Subjectivity
  11. (INTER)Section II Epic Cycles of the Divine, the Human and the Monstrous
  12. (INTER)Section III Royal Archetypes and American Culture
  13. (INTER)Section IV (Re)-Writing the Medieval Monarch
  14. Index