{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-epic-andrew-b-r-elliot-9780748684021","title":"The Return of the Epic Film: Genre, Aesthetics and History in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the success of \u003ci\u003eGladiator\u003c\/i\u003e, both critics and scholars enthusiastically announced the return of a genre which had lain dormant for thirty years. However, this return raises important new questions which remain unanswered. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? Are these the same \u003ci\u003ekinds\u003c\/i\u003e of epics as the 1950s and 60s, or are there aesthetic differences? Can we treat \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e300\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThor\u003c\/i\u003e indiscriminately as one genre? Are non-Western histories like \u003ci\u003eHero\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMongol\u003c\/i\u003e epics, too? Finally, what precisely do we mean when we talk about the return of the epic film, and why are they back? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Epic Film\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh way of thinking about a body of films which has dominated our screens for a decade. With contributions from top scholars in the field, the collection adopts a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore the epic film in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew B. R. Elliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748684026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748684021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Andrew B. R. Elliot","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086798795007,"sku":"9780748684021","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9db45587-ccc7-4247-ad7a-162f5f434d6a.jpg?v=1769096648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-return-of-the-epic-andrew-b-r-elliot-9780748684021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}