Filming the Seven Deadly Sins--Chaucer, Hollywood and the Postmodern Middle Ages

Author / Editor
Johnston, Andrew James.

Title
Filming the Seven Deadly Sins--Chaucer, Hollywood and the Postmodern Middle Ages

Published
Thomas Honegger, ed. Riddles, Knights and Cross-dressing Saints: Essays on Medieval English Language and Literature (Bern: Lang, 2004), pp. 1-32.

Description
Johnston compares uses of medieval details, anachronisms, and hermeneutic concerns in two films (Brian Helgeland's "A Knight's Tale" and David Fincher's "Seven") and Umberto Eco's novel, "The Name of the Rose." Includes attention to Chaucer references and allusions.

Alternative Title
Riddles, Knights and Cross-dressing Saints: Essays on Medieval English Language and Literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion.
Recordings and Films.