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245 02 a| A critical companion to Mel Gibsonh| [electronic resource] /c| edited by Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna.;

260 a| Lanham :b| Lexington Books,c| [2024];

300 a| viii, 257 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Critical companions to contemporary directors;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Faith, female sacrifice, and the medieval martyr in Mel Gibson's Braveheart / by Eileen M. Harney -- A challenge to Jewish-Christian relations : Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ / by Yaakov Ariel -- What Apocalypto reveals : migratory premonition and religiosity in Gibson's NA film / by Graham Lee -- The power of passion : lessons on the Messiah from the sacred and secular / by Amanda Rutherford and Sarah Baker -- Mel Gibson's visceral vision : exploring recovery from the human condition / by Katherine Cottle -- The Aretē of war : Aristotelian virtue in Braveheart / by Anneke Murley-Evenden and Adam Barkman -- It's a real, real, real man's world : sexy martyrdom and heroic fortitude in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, and Hacksaw Ridge / by Josh Morrison, Todd G. Morrison, and Kandice M. Parker -- A falling comedy star : the ascent, descent and shift in the comedy film career of Mel Gibson / by Peter Piatkowski -- Mel Gibson's Apocalypto : 'Not the Maya we know' / by Brett A. Houk -- Film adaptation, depoliticization and The man without a face / by Douglas C. MacLeod, Jr. -- Apocalypto and the ancient Maya : to entertain or to educate? / by Heather McKillop -- Mel Gibson's unarmed war : Hacksaw Ridge / by Andrea Mancini and Antonio Sanna.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The thirteen essays in this book offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson's work, treating this brilliant but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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A critical companion to Mel Gibson / edited by Adam Barkman, Antonio Sanna.

Other author	Barkman, Adam, 1979-
Other author	Sanna, Antonio, 1978-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Description	viii, 257 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Gibson, Mel--Criticism and interpretation. Motion picture producers and directors--Australia. --Biography. Motion pictures--United States. --History. --20th century. Motion pictures--United States. --History. --21st century.

Series	Critical companions to contemporary directors
Contents	Faith, female sacrifice, and the medieval martyr in Mel Gibson's Braveheart / by Eileen M. Harney -- A challenge to Jewish-Christian relations : Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ / by Yaakov Ariel -- What Apocalypto reveals : migratory premonition and religiosity in Gibson's NA film / by Graham Lee -- The power of passion : lessons on the Messiah from the sacred and secular / by Amanda Rutherford and Sarah Baker -- Mel Gibson's visceral vision : exploring recovery from the human condition / by Katherine Cottle -- The Aretē of war : Aristotelian virtue in Braveheart / by Anneke Murley-Evenden and Adam Barkman -- It's a real, real, real man's world : sexy martyrdom and heroic fortitude in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, and Hacksaw Ridge / by Josh Morrison, Todd G. Morrison, and Kandice M. Parker -- A falling comedy star : the ascent, descent and shift in the comedy film career of Mel Gibson / by Peter Piatkowski -- Mel Gibson's Apocalypto : 'Not the Maya we know' / by Brett A. Houk -- Film adaptation, depoliticization and The man without a face / by Douglas C. MacLeod, Jr. -- Apocalypto and the ancient Maya : to entertain or to educate? / by Heather McKillop -- Mel Gibson's unarmed war : Hacksaw Ridge / by Andrea Mancini and Antonio Sanna.
Abstract	"The thirteen essays in this book offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson's work, treating this brilliant but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2023052536
ISBN	9781666937732 (cloth)
ISBN	(epub)

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