Old Stories and Contemporary Issues in Films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Luigi Andrea Berto

Old Stories and Contemporary Issues in Films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Luigi Andrea Berto

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This volume creates awareness among spectators about the differences between the past and the present, the importance of understanding the past-present relationship, and the reasons behind reconstructions that distort the past in films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Old Stories and Contemporary Issues in Films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Luigi Andrea Berto

This volume creates awareness among spectators about the differences between the past and the present, the importance of understanding the past-present relationship, and the reasons behind reconstructions that distort the past in films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of History at Western Michigan University (USA) and teaches classes on pre-modern History and on Film and History. His research focuses on medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, with a special interest in the use and the representation of the past in the modern period.

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ISBN 13 9780367720384
ISBN 10 0367720388
Title Old Stories and Contemporary Issues in Films about Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Author Luigi Andrea Berto
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2022-04-08
Number of pages 148
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