Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 291 Seiten) :
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Illustrationen, Diagramme.
ISBN:
978-1-350-12009-9
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978-1-350-12006-8
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978-1-350-12008-2
Serie:
Library of gender and popular culture
Inhalt:
"Anglo-American culture is marked by a gladiatorial impulse: a deep cultural fascination in watching men fight each other. The gladiator is an archetypal character embodying this impulse and his brand of violent and eroticised masculinity has become a cultural shorthand that signals a transhistorical version of heroic masculinity. Frequently the gladiator or celebrity fighter - from the amphitheatres of Rome to the octagon of the Ultimate Fighting Championships - is used as a way of insisting that a desire to fight, and to watch men fighting, is simply a part of our human nature. This book traces a cultural interest in stories about gladiators through twentieth and twenty-first-century film, television and videogames."
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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List of Figures, Tables and Illustrations -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Millennial Masculinity and the Gladiators of Y2k - "Are You Not Entertained?" -- 1. A Gladiatorial Genealogy: "My Name Is Gladiator" -- 2. Genre Play: "Playthings of the Crowd" -- 3. The Arena Fight: "Two Men Enter. One Man Leaves" -- 4. Nostalgia: "Is Rome Worth One Good Man's Life?" -- 5. The Gladiatorial Burlesque: "Do You Like Movies About Gladiators?" -- 6. Celebrity: ?Win the Crowd? Conclusion: We Were Entertained -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Appendix: Arena Fight Analysis
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Festeinband ISBN 978-1-350-12007-5
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Broschur ISBN 9781350189317
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Gladiator
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Unterhaltungskunst
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Kampf
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Männlichkeitskult
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350120099
URL:
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