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TV Antiquity : Swords, Sandals, Blood and Sand.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Television SeriesPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (239 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526100078
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: TV AntiquityDDC classification:
  • 791.45658
LOC classification:
  • PN1992.8.H56 .M344 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- General editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- 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? -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- General editors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- 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? -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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