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The term epic film usually calls to mind big screen spectacles such as Lawrence of Arabia and Ben-Hur. In this volume, Santas (emeritus, film studies, Flagler Coll., St. Augustine, FL; The Epic in Film), James M. Wilson (film, American literature, and creative writing, Flagler Coll.), Maria Colavito (philosophy/humanities, Florida State Coll. at Jacksonville; The New Theogony: Mythology for the Real World), and Djoymi Baker (screen studies, Sch. of Culture and Communication, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia) contribute profiles and analysis of those classics along with a wide range of other titles. Coverage runs the gamut from traditional (Cleopatra, Doctor Zhivago) to bi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More