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 UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]

Manchester Univ Pr, Date: 2015. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. 2015. Manchester Univ Pr ISBN 071908881X 9780719088810 [GB]

Manchester Univ Pr 2015 Hardcover New 1st edition. 224 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches.