Abstract:Many films depicting the European Middle Ages delve into issues of nation building and national identity. This is problematic for the early medieval period and for Arthurian cinema. Whether or not a historical King Arthur ever existed, nation states as we know them certainly did not, and both national and ethnic identity are difficult to discern for Britain in the early Middle Ages. This essay looks at issues of national and ethnic identity raised by three Arthurian films: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), King Arthur (2004), and The Last Legion (2007). (CAS)

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“谁是英国人？”：亚瑟王电影中的种族和民族认同问题

摘要：许多描绘欧洲中世纪的电影都深入探讨了国家建设和国家认同的问题。这对于中世纪早期和亚瑟王的电影来说是有问题的。无论历史上的亚瑟王是否曾经存在，我们所知道的民族国家肯定不存在，而且在中世纪早期的英国，民族和民族身份都难以辨别。本文着眼于三部亚瑟王电影引发的民族和种族认同问题：巨蟒与圣杯 (1975)、亚瑟王 (2004) 和最后的军团 (2007)。(CAS)