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Sarah and guest Peter Konieczny of medievalists.net delve into the layers of pre-modern history, late medieval historical fiction, and modern film in John Woo’s 2009 film Red Cliff. Join us as we get into interpretations of pre-modern history in China and the medieval novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. For more of Peter on Romance of the Three Kingdoms: https://www.medievalists.net/2018/10/which-translation-romance-three-kingdoms/ The works of Rafe de Crespigny, the leading English-language scholar on the period: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/browse?type=author&authority=907b8620-2109-49aa-93b6-6e3f3a72b2c2 Video on the battle from Kings and Generals: https://youtu.be/a1n0yNDODJI
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Sarah and guest Peter Konieczny of medievalists.net delve into the layers of pre-modern history, late medieval historical fiction, and modern film in John Woo’s 2009 film Red Cliff. Join us as we get into interpretations of pre-modern history in China and the medieval novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. For more of Peter on Romance of the Three Kingdoms: https://www.medievalists.net/2018/10/which-translation-romance-three-kingdoms/ The works of Rafe de Crespigny, the leading English-language scholar on the period: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/browse?type=author&authority=907b8620-2109-49aa-93b6-6e3f3a72b2c2 Video on the battle from Kings and Generals: https://youtu.be/a1n0yNDODJI
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