Hollywood's Ancient Worlds
Jeffrey Richards examines the cultural, social, economic and technological circumstances that dictated the rise and decline of each successive cycle of Ancient World epics, from the silent film era, to the golden age of the 1950s, right up to the present day (Gladiator, 300, Rome). Analysis reveals that historical films are always as much about the time in which they are made as they are about the time in which they are set. The ancient world is often used to deliver messages to the contemporary audience about the present: hostility to totalitarian regimes both Fascist and Communist, concern at the decline of Christianity, support for the new…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8264-3538-5
- EAN: 9780826435385
- Produktnummer: 13823804
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'926 KB
- Abbildungen: 24
Über den Autor
Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster and a leading authority on Victorian popular culture, the Victorian theatre and twentieth century cinema. His study of Henry Irving (Hambledon 2005) was shortlisted for the Theatre History Book Prize. He is a regular reviewer and broadcaster.
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