Description
British literature often refers to pagan and classical themes through richly detailed landscapes that suggest more than a mere backdrop of physical features. The myth-inspired writings of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Algernon Blackwood, Aleister Crowley, Lord Dunsany and even Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows informed later British films and television dramas such as The Owl Service (1969-70), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), The Wicker Man (1973), Excalibur (1981) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).
The author analyzes the evocative language and esthetics of landscapes in literature, film, television and music, and how "psycho-geography" is used to explore the influence of the past on the present.
Author: David Huckvale
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 02/01/2018
Pages: 227
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781476670508
ISBN10: 1476670501
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Performing Arts | Film | Genres | Horror
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
About the Author
David Huckvale has worked as a researcher, writer and presenter for BBC Radio and as a lecturer for various universities in England. He lives in rural Bedfordshire.