Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 The Classic Epic Form Chapter 4 2 The Mythological Epic Chapter 5 3 The Religious Epic Chapter 6 4 The Historical Epic Chapter 7 5 The Women-Centered Epic Chapter 8 6 The Comic Epic Chapter 9 7 The Anti-Epic Chapter 10 8 The Information Age Epic Chapter 11 9 The International and Art House Epics Chapter 12 Appendix: Selected DVD Editions Chapter 13 Selected Bibliography
Constantine Santas is professor emeritus and former chair in the Department of English at Flagler College, Florida. He is the author of Responding to Film and has translated several works from Greek to English.
This book is useful for scholars looking for a discussion of epic
using classic films.
*The Journal of Popular Culture*
In this new, ambitious examination of epic films, Constantine
Santas artfully argues for the viability and surprising longevity
of this narrative form. . . . Santas whole-heartedly studies the
epic in all its components, values, history and modernizations to
educate film-buffs and academics, alike. . . . Santas argues with
penetrating details.
*Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Fall 2009*
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