Screening the golden ages of the classical tradition:

"A survey of modern cinematic and televisual responses to the concept of the golden age".This collection of fourteen essays explores how the dominant media of our time - film and television - have engaged with the golden age as formulated in the Western classical tradition. Drawing on anci...

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Weitere Verfasser: Safran, Meredith E. 1976- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2019
Schriftenreihe:Screening antiquity
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Zusammenfassung:"A survey of modern cinematic and televisual responses to the concept of the golden age".This collection of fourteen essays explores how the dominant media of our time - film and television - have engaged with the golden age as formulated in the Western classical tradition. Drawing on ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture, from Hesiod to Suetonius, these essays assess the far-reaching influence of the golden age concept on screen texts ranging from prestige projects like "Gladiator" and HBO's "Rome", to cult classics "Xanadu" and "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys", made by auteurs including Jules Dassin and the Coen Brothers. The book also looks at fantasy ("Game of Thrones"i>), science fiction ("Serenity"), horror ("The Walking Dead"), war/combat (the "300" franchise, "Centurion"), and the American Western
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 329 Seiten)
ISBN:9781474440868