Outlaw Heroes as Liminal Figures of Film and Television

Synopsis

This Book Examines The Liminal Outlaw Hero's Origins In Medieval Romance, His Survival In The Mythology Of The Hollywood Western And His Incarnations In The Urban Western And Modern Action Film. -- Part 1. The Legacy Of The True Knight And The Liminal Outlaw Hero -- The Typology Of The True Knight: Sir Thomas Malory's Lancelot -- Chivalry, The Medieval Revival And The Popular Imagination -- True Knighthood And The Liminal Outlaw Hero In Classic Hollywood Film -- Remediation: The Rise Of Television And The Liminal Outlaw Hero -- Part 2. The Liminal Outlaw Hero And The Rise Of The Urban Western -- Poetic Justice And The Dirty Harry Franchise (1971/1988) -- Now Cracks A Noble Heart: Revenge Fantasy In The Death Wish Series (1974/1994) -- Part 3: The Liminal Outlaw Hero In The Modern Action Film -- Reconciling Opposites In The Rambo Franchise (1982/2008) -- Dark Days And The Dark Knight In Gotham City (2005/2012). Rebecca A. Umland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.