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21 produkter
Rome Season Two
Trial and Triumph
Häftad, 2026
359 kr
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Set in the turbulent years after Caesar’s assassination in 44 BC, Season Two of the HBO-BBC series Rome lays bare a city shaken by the violent power struggle between Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son and heir, and Mark Antony, his most trusted general, bound in the seductive spell of Cleopatra. Rome …
Designs on the Past
How Hollywood Created the Ancient World
Inbunden, 2018
2636 kr
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In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity.In this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows …
Designs on the Past
How Hollywood Created the Ancient World
Häftad, 2018
439 kr
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In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity.In this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows …
Cowboy Classics
The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition
Av Kirsten Day
Häftad, 2026
280 kr
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Cowboy Classics looks at the remarkably intimate connection between Westerns and Greek and Roman epics, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity and honour were first forged.Through her insightful analysis …
Rome Season Two
Trial and Triumph
Inbunden, 2015
1413 kr
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Set in the turbulent years after Caesar’s assassination in 44 BC, Season Two of the HBO-BBC series Rome lays bare a city shaken by the violent power struggle between Octavian, Caesar’s adopted son and heir, and Mark Antony, his most trusted general, bound in the seductive spell of Cleopatra. Rome …
Cowboy Classics
The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition
Av Kirsten Day
Inbunden, 2016
1331 kr
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Cowboy Classics looks at the remarkably intimate connection between Westerns and Greek and Roman epics, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity and honour were first forged.Through her insightful analysis …
STARZ Spartacus
Reimagining an Icon on Screen
Av Antony Augoustakis, Monica S Cyrino
Inbunden, 2016
1371 kr
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Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: the figure of Spartacus frequently serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different media. With its visually excessive style of …
Ben-Hur
The Original Blockbuster
Av Jon Solomon
Inbunden, 2016
1835 kr
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Ben-Hur was the first literary blockbuster to generate multiple and hugely profitable adaptations, highlighted by the 1959 film that won a record-setting 11 Oscars. General Lew Wallace’s book was spun off into dozens of popular publications and media productions, becoming a veritable commercial …
Ben-Hur
The Original Blockbuster
Av Jon Solomon
Häftad, 2016
899 kr
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Ben-Hur was the first literary blockbuster to generate multiple and hugely profitable adaptations, highlighted by the 1959 film that won a record-setting 11 Oscars. General Lew Wallace’s book was spun off into dozens of popular publications and media productions, becoming a veritable commercial …
Ancient Greece on British Television
Av Fiona Hobden, Amanda Wrigley
Inbunden, 2018
2099 kr
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Ancient Greece has inspired television producers and captivated viewing audiences in the United Kingdom for over half a century. By examining how and why political, social and cultural narratives of Greece have been constructed through television's distinctive audiovisual languages, and in relation …
Epic Heroes on Screen
Av Antony Augoustakis, Stacie Raucci
Inbunden, 2018
1439 kr
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This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic representations of heroes from the ancient world. Since 2000, numerous types of heroes of the ancient world have …
Screening Divinity
Av Lisa Maurice
Inbunden, 2019
2250 kr
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Lisa Maurice examines screen portrayals of gods – covering Greco-Roman mythology, the Judeo-Christian God and Jesus – from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Focussing on the golden age of the Hollywood epic in the fifties and the twenty-first century second wave of big screen productions, …
Screening Divinity
Av Lisa Maurice
Häftad, 2021
521 kr
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Lisa Maurice examines screen portrayals of gods – covering Greco-Roman mythology, the Judeo-Christian God and Jesus – from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Focussing on the golden age of the Hollywood epic in the fifties and the twenty-first century second wave of big screen productions, …
STARZ Spartacus
Reimagining an Icon on Screen
Av Antony Augoustakis, Monica S Cyrino
Häftad, 2018
672 kr
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The figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on …
Screening the Golden Ages of the Classical Tradition
Av Meredith E. Safran, Meredith E. Safran
Inbunden, 2018
2250 kr
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This collection of fourteen essays explores how the dominant media of our time – film and television – have engaged with the golden age as formulated in the Western classical tradition.Drawing on ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture, from Hesiod to Suetonius, these essays assess the …
Pontius Pilate on Screen
Sinner, Soldier, Superstar
Inbunden, 2022
1371 kr
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Who is Pontius Pilate? Who do the movies say that he is? What is truth? Pontius Pilate On Screen deals with one of history's most controversial characters. From Monty Python's Life of Brian to Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ, Pontius Pilate is a figure of evidently endless fascination to …
Pontius Pilate on Screen
Sinner, Soldier, Superstar
Häftad, 2024
502 kr
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Who is Pontius Pilate? Who do the movies say that he is? What is truth? Pontius Pilate On Screen deals with one of history's most controversial characters. From Monty Python's Life of Brian to Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ, Pontius Pilate is a figure of evidently endless fascination to …
Epic Heroes on Screen
Av Antony Augoustakis, Stacie Raucci
Häftad, 2019
697 kr
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This is the first collection to look at the most recent manifestations of the ancient hero on screen. It brings together a range of perspectives on twenty-first century cinematic representations of heroes from the ancient world.Since 2000, numerous heroes of the ancient world have appeared on film …
Ancient Greece on British Television
Av Fiona Hobden, Amanda Wrigley
Häftad, 2019
682 kr
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Ancient Greece has inspired television producers and captivated viewing audiences in the United Kingdom for over half a century. By examining how and why political, social and cultural narratives of Greece have been constructed through television’s distinctive audiovisual languages, and in relation …
Ancient Epic in Film and Television
Av Amanda Potter, Hunter Gardner
Inbunden, 2021
2437 kr
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How do epic tropes shape representations of the ancient world and determine contemporary understandings of historical events? What features of ancient epic persistently emerge in science fiction and fantasy narratives adapted to the screen, and why? How does the different scope of televisual versus …
Ancient Epic in Film and Television
Av Amanda Potter, Hunter Gardner
Häftad, 2023
680 kr
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Examines representations of ancient epic and epic conventions in film and televisionDemonstrates how adaptation and revision of ancient epic conventions facilitate the articulation of emerging ideals concerning gender, class, race, and nationalityAnalyses recently emerging screen technologies …
