Biblical Epics

by Babington, Bruce Francis; Evans, Peter William

• ISBN13: 9781606088159
• ISBN10: 1606088157
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

Summary

Bablical Epics: Sacred Narrative in the Hollywood Cinema is a major survey and analysis of the relationship between religion and film, and traces the development of this genre in Hollywood. The book examines the impact of religion, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender on this complex genre, within the context of American history.

Table of Contents

List of stills	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Introduction: Theorising the Biblical Epic	p. 1
The Old Testament Epic	p. 25
Jewish questions	p. 33
Questions of narrative	p. 42
Henry King's David and Bathsheba (1951)	p. 70
The Christ Film	p. 91
The lives of Christ: the greatest story every screened	p. 98
'Abide with Me': Cecil B. De Mille's The King of Kings (1927)	p. 110
'Son of Man': Nicholas Ray's King of Kings (1961)	p. 127
An American pastoral: George Stevens's The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)	p. 139
From Main Street to mean streets: Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)	p. 149
The Roman/Christian Epic	p. 169
The poetics of the Roman/Christian Epic	p. 177
The Robe and Demetrius and the Gladiators	p. 206
Coda: Victor Agonistes; or, justice done to an unconsidered star	p. 277
Note on sources	p. 239
Index	p. 243
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