UID:
edocfu_9958353585902883
Format:
1 online resource(ix,488p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9781614518730
Content:
Pompeii’s Ashes focuses on the many ways Pompeii and Herculaneum feature in fiction, drama, music, and cinema and shows how interest in the oldest running archaeological projects in the world continue until now. It begins with an analysis of their excavation history, and continues with discussions of travelers’ reports and their depiction in historical novels, contemporary and time traveling adventures, and works dedicated to Vesuvius.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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I From Treasure Hunting to Archaeological Dig. History of the Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii --
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II Travelers to the Vesuvian Cities --
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III Pagan Pompeii in Fiction --
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IV Jews and Christians in Pompeii Novels --
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V Modern and Contemporary Visits to Pompeii in Fiction: A Perilous Affair --
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VI Time Traveling to Ancient Pompeii --
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VII Real and Fictional Manuscripts from Pompeii and Herculaneum --
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VIII Pompeii on Stage and Screen --
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IX Herculaneum Under Vesuvius --
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X Intimations of Pompeii: By Way of Envoy --
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Bibliography --
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Index of Names, Places, and Subjects.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614518853
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781614518754
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781614518730
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614518730
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