Gladiator: Film and History
Winkler
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Description for Gladiator: Film and History
Hardcover. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This book examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
This is the first book to analyze Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
This is the first book to analyze Ridley Scott’s film Gladiator from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives.
- The first systematic analysis of Ridley Scott’s film, Gladiator.
- Examines the film’s presentation of Roman history and culture.
- Considers its cinematic origins and traditions.
- Draws out the film’s modern social and political overtones.
- Includes relevant ancient sources in translation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405110433
SKU
V9781405110433
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99-50
About Winkler
Martin M. Winkler is Professor of Classics at George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A. He is the editor, most recently, of Juvenal in English (2001) and Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema (2001). He has also published articles on Roman literature, the classical tradition, and on classical and medieval culture and mythology in film.
Reviews for Gladiator: Film and History
"Invaluable." Times Literary Supplement "A most welcome addition to this rapidly expanding discourse. It succeeds in collecting an insightful and diverse set of reflections 'inspired by' Gladiator (as filmmakers might say) and will hopefully encourage similar explorations of more recent and forthcoming films set in antiquity." Bryn Mawr Classical Review ... Read more