Medieval saints and modern screens : divine visions as cinematic experience / Alicia Spencer-Hall.
| Author/creator |
Spencer-Hall, Alicia author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2018 |
| Description | 304 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Knowledge communities ; 3 Knowledge communities (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 3. ^A1349041 |
| Summary | The thirteenth-century Latin hagiographic works known as the "Holy Women of Liège" corpus presents biographies filled with dramatic visions of God and intense physical unions with Christ. The texts that make up the collection demonstrate the problematic division of body and soul in the period and also reveal the potential of text to transmit visual experiences. This book explores those qualities of the texts using the latest developments in film theory, taking up such topics as the relationship of film to mortality, embodied spectatorship, celebrity studies, and digital environments. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-289, filmography (pages 289-291), and index. |
| ISBN | 9789462982277 |
| ISBN | 9462982279 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN1995.9.S234 S64 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |