Perverse Pastoralism and Medieval Melancholia in Powell and Pressburger's "A Canterbury Tale"
"A Canterbury Tale", a 1944 'why we fight' film, mixes a pastoral celebration of England's history with a perverse plot concerning the peculiar Glue Man. The protagonists solve this mystery during their Canterbury pilgrimage and, in so doing, realize that England's glor...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Arthuriana. - Scriptorium Press. - 19(2009), 3, Seite 97-113 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Arthuriana |
| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences Behavioral sciences Applied sciences Arts Political science History |
| Zusammenfassung: | "A Canterbury Tale", a 1944 'why we fight' film, mixes a pastoral celebration of England's history with a perverse plot concerning the peculiar Glue Man. The protagonists solve this mystery during their Canterbury pilgrimage and, in so doing, realize that England's glories depend upon accepting, not defeating, perversion. |
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| ISSN: | 10786279 |