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Author Martegani, Fiammetta, author

Title The Israeli defence forces' representation in Israeli cinema : did David betray his soldiers? / by Fiammetta Martegani
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 238 pages) : illustrations
Summary Of all the Biblical heroes, the character of King David is perhaps the most paradoxical and also the most difficult to grasp. He is the Biblical Man for all seasons: a warrior, a lover, a poet, a killer and a restorer. This elaborate and fascinating archetypal hero influenced and inspired the representation of the Israeli soldier in Israeli media, art and cinema, from the establishment of the State of Israel until the present day. This book investigates whether Israeli art and film now place a focus on soldiers not as fighters, but as victims and the relationship between David as an adult and t
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Includes filmography
Audience Specialized
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Subject David, King of Israel -- In motion pictures
SUBJECT David, King of Israel fast
Subject Motion pictures -- Israel
Soldiers in motion pictures.
Masculinity in motion pictures.
Music.
Cultural studies.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Masculinity in motion pictures
Motion pictures
Soldiers in motion pictures
Israel
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1443866962
9781443866965