{"product_id":"law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-an-introduction-through-film-paperback","title":"Law, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World: An Introduction Through Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eM. Christina Bruno\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Perron\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis coursebook is the first full-length study of cinematic \"legal medievalism,\" or the modern interpretation of medieval law in film and popular culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a century, filmmakers have used the \"Middle Ages\" to produce popular entertainment and comment on contemporary issues. Each of the twenty chapters in \u003ci\u003eLaw, Justice, and Society in the Medieval World \u003c\/i\u003erepresents an original contribution to our understanding of how medieval regulations, laws, and customs have been depicted in film. It offers a window into the \"rules\" of medieval society through the lens of popular culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book includes analyses of recent and older films, avant-garde as well as popular cinema. Films discussed in this book include \u003ci\u003eBraveheart \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e(2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc \u003c\/i\u003e(1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Duel \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Green Knight \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eThe Little Hours \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Robin Hood \u003c\/i\u003e(1938), among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter explores the contemporary context of the film in question, the medieval literary or historical milieu the film references, and the lessons the film can teach us about the medieval world. Attached to each chapter is an appendix of medieval documentary sources and reading questions to prompt critical reflection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEsther Liberman Cuenca\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Houston- Victoria. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eUrban History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContinuity and Change.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Christina Bruno (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eM. Christina Bruno\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at Fordham University in New York. She is a historian of late medieval Italy, focusing upon fifteenth-century Italian Observant Franciscans as legal and economic experts and practitioners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Perron (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Perron \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is the author of three chapters in the \u003ci\u003eCambridge Histories \u003c\/i\u003eseries, including the \u003ci\u003eCam-bridge History of Medieval Canon Law\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published articles in \u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of the Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in several edited volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637486874931,"sku":"9781531510138","price":58.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qlbadpvkEM9781531510138.webp?v=1762289664","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/law-justice-and-society-in-the-medieval-world-an-introduction-through-film-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}