Germanic Myths in the Audiovisual Culture by Ortiz-de-Urbina, Paloma -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Titel Impressum Inhaltsverzeichnis Aknowledgements Introduction 1 Richard Wagner and His Impact on Contemporary Audiovisual Culture The Siegfried myth in opera and on film: from Richard Wagner to Fritz Lang

The Siegfried myth The Siegfried myth in Richard Wagner

The Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy. From myth to film through the Gesamtkunstwerk The myth of Siegfried on film: Fritz Lang Conclusions

The Ring of the Nibelung: Philosophy, Wagner and La Fura dels Baus

Introduction The restoration of myth as the ontological foundation of Tetralogy The philosophies that underlie the Wagnerian project The Tetralogy of La Fura dels Baus

Staging Wotan: Chéreau, Schenk, Fura del Baus

‘Traddutore traditore’ Betrayals by Wagner Betrayals of Wagner

Jesús Pérez-García Richard Wagners Gründungsmythos Der Ring des Nibelungen Sébastien Ferrans Aneignung epischer und mythischer Traditionen Die Veränderungen des Ring-Mythos im Medium Comic Die Heroic Fantasy als Gattungserneuerung in Bezug zu Wagners Ring Fazit

2 Germanic Myths in Audiovisual Adapation and translation Mythos und Utopie in Fritz Langs Nibelungenfilm

Einleitung Eine filmische Mission Zeitgenössische Kritik Langs Translation des mythischen Stoffs Mythos, Ideologie und Stil Zusammenfassung

National images National stereotypes Stereotypes in films Analysis Fritz Lang’s film Die Nibelungen Uli Edel’s film Dark Kingdom Conclusion

Artusmythos und Transtextualität in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Einleitung Demythisierung von Artus und Lanzelot Schluss

The Duality of Translation in Historical Television Series: Vikings

Introduction Culture Bound Aspects Multilingual Encounters. The Role of Phonetics Multilingualism and Diglossia Translation as a Play of Light and Shadow. Culture Transmission through Language The Importance of Contextualization Conclusions

Introduction Theoretical assumptions What is Vikings? Odin/Ragnar in Vikings Conclusions

Rewriting Germanic Myths in Video Games: The Witcher, Hellblade, God of War IV

Introduction Rewriting myths in video games The Witcher Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice God of War IV Conclusion

Intersemiotic Analysis of Nazi Posters: Nordic Mythology at the Service of Arianism

Introduction Nazi propaganda: posters and rewriting of myths Conclusion

4 Ecocritical Use of Germanic Myths and Comparative Mythology How to Train Your Dragon: an Ecocritical Approach to Myth Criticism

Trends in Children’s Animation How to train your dragon? Contesting the Myth Sustainable Speciesism

Introduction The Origin of the Cosmos Mythological Time: Death and Origin. Yggdrasil and Fu Sang: Center of the Cosmic Space Conclusions

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