The Holy Grail on Film: Essays on the Cinematic Quest

by Kevin J. Harty

This collection of new essays is the first to study film depictions of the quest for the Holy Grail--the holy Christian relic of legend supposedly used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Scholars from a range of disciplines discuss American, Australian and European films that offer fresh perspectives on this enduring myth of the Arthurian world and Western culture, including The Silver Chalice (1954), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786477857
• ISBN13: 9780786477852
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher