Sandra Gorgievski, Face to Face with Angels, Images in Medieval Art and in Film.
Jefferson : McFarland, 2010.
EAN 9780786442201
37 photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index
232pp
Prix 55USD
Présentation de l'éditeur :
Arch-mediator between the divine and the mundane, the angel is an enduring figure in the Western world. It has been interpreted as an externalization of repressed fantasies, a projection of the self as other, and a metaphor for modern estrangement. This book is the first comparative study of sacred medieval images of angels and their cinematic treatment, including reference to both the medieval and modern imaginations. The text traces the traditional functions of angels and their reworking in film, then takes particular note of new icons like the female angel and others who become models for our connection with transcendence.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction: From Sacred Images of Angels to New Icons? 5
Part 1: Angels Serving the Creator: Views of Heaven in a “Post-Ideological” World? 19
1. From the Medieval Cosmic Hierarchy to Frightful Mechanization 21
2. Fighting Angels: From Archangel Michael and Celestial Militia to Modern Fear of the Apocalypse 40
3. Music-Making Angels: From the Music of the Spheres to Show Business 53
Part 2: Angelic Functions: Mediation between the Divine and the Mundane 67
4. Jacob's Ladder 69
5. Staging the Bible: Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation 76
6. Consolation, Compassion and Comfort: The Guardian Angel in Comedies 99
Part 3: The Female Angel 113
7. Female Stereotypes of Domestic Bliss 117
8. Mother Figures 127
9. The Angel of Death as Femme Fatale 134
10. The Dishonored Virgin or Virtue Rewarded 139
Part 4: Otherness: From Absolute to Human 144
11. The Self as Other /Mapping the Other's Territory 147
12. Crossing Over to the Human World 158
13. Angelic Allusions in Some Science Fiction Films 180
14. Metaphors of Incommunicability 189
Conclusion: Consumable Images and New Rituals 197
Filmography 201
Chapter Notes 211
Bibliography 215
Index 219