Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 225 pages)
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illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781526100078
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152610007X
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9781526100061
Series Statement:
The television series
Content:
This is the first comprehensive overview of Greek and Roman historical dramas on television. It traces the development of fictional representations of antiquity from the 1950s to the present, exploring how broader cultural, political and economic issues have influenced the representation of antiquity on television
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Part I. The ancient world as serial television drama -- part II. Pepla and politics : the emergence of a television genre (1960s) -- Case study 1 The Caesars (1968) -- Case study 2 Odissea/The Odyssey (1968) -- part III. Costumes and censorship : the BBC's Roman Empire (1970s) -- Case study 3 I, Claudius (1976) -- Case study 4 The Eagle of the Ninth (1977) -- part IV. Cult and kitsch : Graeco-Roman myths on US television (1980s-90s) -- Case study 5 The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) -- Case study 6 Hercules : the legendary journeys (1995-99) -- part V. Expanse and spectacle : the postmillennial revival of a genre -- Case study 7 Rome (2005-8) -- Case study 8 STARZ Spartacus (2010-13) -- Conclusion : what is the future of TV antiquity?
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe MAGERSTADT, SYLVIE TV ANTIQUITY [Place of publication not identified], MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2019 ISBN 1784995320
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526100078/9781526100078.xml
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