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Big Screen Rome
Monica Silveira Cyrino
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Description for Big Screen Rome
Hardcover. Big Screen Rome is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity. * The first systematic survey of the most important and popular recent films about Roman antiquity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Big Screen Rome is the first systematic survey of the most important and popular films from the past half century that reconstruct the image of Roman antiquity.
- The first systematic survey of the most important and popular recent films about Roman antiquity.
- Shows how cinema explores, reinvents and celebrates the spectacle of ancient Rome.
- Films discussed in depth include Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and Terry Jones's Monty Python's Life of Brian.
- Contributes to discussions about the ongoing relevance of the classical world.
- Shows how contemporary film-makers use recreations of ancient history as commentaries on contemporary society.
- Structured in a way that makes it ... Read more
- Written in an energetic and engaging style.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405116831
SKU
V9781405116831
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Ref
99-50
About Monica Silveira Cyrino
Monica Silveira Cyrino is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of In Pandora’s Jar: Lovesickness in Early Greek Poetry (1995) and a contributor to Martin Winkler’s Gladiator: Film and History (Blackwell Publishing, 2004). She has appeared as an academic consultant on the television show “History vs. Hollywood” on The History Channel. She ... Read more
Reviews for Big Screen Rome
"No other book on film and the classical world gives us what Big Screen Rome does: a complete format for an undergraduate course on ancient Rome in the cinema. In each well-organized and highly-readable chapter, Cyrino provides abundant information about the plots, characters, themes, actors, directors, production and reception of nine important films (from Quo Vadis to Gladiator). Each film ... Read more