Martyrs on the silver screen : Early Church martyrdom in Italian silent cinema (1898-1930)

While the historical film genre and works like Quo Vadis (1913) and Cabiria (1914) have long been considered as highpoints for Italian silent cinema, the religious aspects of the genre have remained little-explored. My thesis examines screen representations of the Early Church martyr between 1898 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: North, Joseph Albert
Published: Durham University 2016
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.693503