{"product_id":"9781501369179","title":"Sword and Sorcery Cinema A Critical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSword and Sorcery Cinema\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlfio Leotta\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ Genres \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is the first critical survey of sword and sorcery, one of the most popular subgenres of fantasy cinema. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSword and sorcery films and TV shows such as \u003ci\u003eExcalibur \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), \u003ci\u003eConan the Barbarian\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and, more recently, \u003ci\u003eXena: Warrior Princess \u003c\/i\u003e(1995-2001) and \u003ci\u003eThe Scorpion King \u003c\/i\u003efranchise (2002-2018), were not only major commercial successes, but also global cultural phenomena influencing music, literature and gaming. For many viewers fantasy is a synonym of Sword and Sorcery as the genre is often associated with epic tales featuring heroes in violent conflict with wizards, evil spirits and other supernatural creatures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfio Leotta traces the illustrious heritage of sword and sorcery in literature and cinema and offers an in-depth discussion of the golden age of the subgenre in the 1980s. Sword and sorcery films have often earned the scorn of film critics because of both their alleged lack of artistic merits and their exploitative content. Leotta explains sword and sorcery's reputation as a 'bad' genre by combining the examination of the context of its production and reception with the analysis of the representation of gender, race and place in these films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlfio Leotta \u003c\/b\u003eis a Senior Lecturer in Film at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His primary research interests focus on the relation between film and tourism; national cinema; film genre and film authorship. His first book \u003ci\u003eTouring the Screen: Tourism and New Zealand Film Geographies\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) examines film-induced tourism in New Zealand. Dr Leotta is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Companion to Peter Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of John Milius\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501369179\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944907112588,"sku":"9781501369179","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781501369179","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}