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Swashbucklers (Hardcover) [Buy it!] | James Chapman | USD 146.73 (Sun May 26 18:41:08 2024) | AbebooksAU | AussieBookSeller | ISBN10: 071908881X, ISBN13: 9780719088810, [publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester] Hardcover Hardcover. Swashbucklers is the first study of one of the most popular and enduring genres in television history - the costume adventure series. It maps the history of swashbuckling television from its origins in the 1950s to the present. It places the various series in their historical and institutional contexts and also analyses how the form and style of the genre has changed over time. And it includes case studies of major swashbuckling series including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Buccaneers, Ivanhoe, William Tell, Zorro, Arthur of the Britons, Dick Turpin, Robin of Sherwood, Sharpe, Hornblower, The Count of Monte Cristo and the recent BBC co-production of The Three Musketeers. -- . Swashbucklers is the first study of one of the most popular and enduring genres in television history - the costume adventure series. -- . Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2015] |
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Taoism: Growth of a Religion [Buy it!] | Robinet, Isabelle | USD 29.40 (Sun May 26 18:41:04 2024) | Abebooks | Russell Books | ISBN10: 0804728399, ISBN13: 9780804728393, [publisher: Stanford Univ Pr] Softcover First Edition Special order direct from the distributor [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1997] |