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Ancient Rome at the Cinema
Elena Theodorakopoulos
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Description for Ancient Rome at the Cinema
Paperback. This study of depictions of ancient Rome in film concentrates on the idea of spectacle, and how this relates to narrative. Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
'Ancient Rome at the Cinema' is a lucid study of the worlds created in Roman historical epics. Based on analysis of the visual and narrative fabric of seven films set in Ancient Rome, 'Ancient Rome at the Cinema' demonstrates how cinematic versions of Ancient Rome have been able to captivate us, and inscribe their versions of the city and its history onto our imagination. Theodorakopoulos uses film theory and criticism to examine the ways in which historical drama creates the past through story-telling and visual effects. Particular emphasis is put on the tension between narrative and spectacle which is an ... Read more
'Ancient Rome at the Cinema' is a lucid study of the worlds created in Roman historical epics. Based on analysis of the visual and narrative fabric of seven films set in Ancient Rome, 'Ancient Rome at the Cinema' demonstrates how cinematic versions of Ancient Rome have been able to captivate us, and inscribe their versions of the city and its history onto our imagination. Theodorakopoulos uses film theory and criticism to examine the ways in which historical drama creates the past through story-telling and visual effects. Particular emphasis is put on the tension between narrative and spectacle which is an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904675280
SKU
V9781904675280
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About Elena Theodorakopoulos
Elena Theodorakopoulos is a lecturer in Classics at the University of Birmingham. She has recently co-edited 'The Rhetoric of Advice in Greece and Rome' (2007) with Diana Spencer and has written chapters for 'The Sites of Rome: Time, Space, Memory '(2007), edited by D. Larmour and D. Spencer, and 'Blackwell Companion to Catullus' (2007), edited by M. Skinner.
Reviews for Ancient Rome at the Cinema
Theodorakopoulos ist eine weitgehend koharente Auseinandersetzung mit wichtigen Erzeugnissen des Antikfilmgenres gelungen, wobei gerade die Heterogenitat der Beispiele aus dem Mainstream-Kino und dem Autorenfilm die Untersuchung bereichert. Durch ein gut strukturiertes Theoriekapitel, in dem die Autorin auf wichtige Theorien zum Medium Film, zum Historienfilm sowie zur Thematik der Metahistorie eingeht, werden die Betrachtungen zu den einzelnen Produktionen gut vorbereitet. Die ... Read more