Blockbusters And The Ancient World
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Blockbusters And The Ancient World
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Author : Chris Davies
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Blockbusters And The Ancient World written by Chris Davies and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with History categories.
Following the release of Ridley Scott's Gladiator in 2000 the ancient world epic has experienced a revival in studio and audience interest. Building on existing scholarship on the Cold War epics of the 1950s-60s, including Ben-Hur, Spartacus and The Robe, this original study explores the current cycle of ancient world epics in cinema within the social and political climate created by September 11th 2001. Examining films produced against the backdrop of the War on Terror and subsequent invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, this book assesses the relationship between mainstream cinema and American society through depictions of the ancient world, conflict and faith. Davies explores how these films evoke depictions of the Second World War, the Vietnam War and the Western in portraying warfare in the ancient world, as well as discussing the influence of genre hybridisation, narration and reception theory. He questions the extent to which ancient world epics utilise allegory, analogy and allusion to parallel past and present in an industry often dictated by market forces. Featuring analysis of Alexander, Troy, 300, Centurion, The Eagle, The Passion of the Christ and more, this book offers new insight on the continued evolution of the ancient world epic in cinema.
Designs On The Past
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Author : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Screening Antiquity
Release Date : 2018
Designs On The Past written by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and has been published by Screening Antiquity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Historical films categories.
In the period 1916-1966, during its so-called Golden Age, Hollywood developed a passion for the ancient world and produced many epic movie blockbusters. The studios used every device they could find to wow audiences with the spectacle of antiquity. In this unique study, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones shows how Hollywood carefully and skilfully created the popular modern perception of the ancient world. He analyses how producers, art directors, costumiers, publicity agents, movie stars, and inevitably, 'a cast of thousands' literally designed and crafted the ancient world from scratch. This lively book offers a technical as well as a theoretical guide to a much-neglected area of film studies and reception studies that will appeal to anyone working in these disciplines.
The Ancient World In The Cinema
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Author : Jon Solomon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Ancient World In The Cinema written by Jon Solomon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
This entertaining and useful book provides a comprehensive survey of films about the ancient woad, from The Last Days of Pompeii to Gladiator. Jon Solomon catalogues, describes, and evaluates films set in ancient Greece and Rome, films about Greek and Roman history and mythology, films of the Old and New Testaments, films set in ancient Egypt, Babylon, and Persia, films of ancient tragedies, comic films set in the ancient world, and more. The book has been updated to include feature films and made-for-television movies produced in the past two decades. More than two hundred photographs illustrate both the films themselves and the ancient sources from which their imagery derives.
The Ancient World
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Author : T. R. Glover
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-09
The Ancient World written by T. R. Glover and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-09 with History categories.
Originally published in 1935, this book presents an introductory guide to the ancient Mediterranean and its history. Glover covers the history of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, as well as the art of both civilizations and a brief view into the everyday life of the people living under the Roman Empire's dominion. Maps, illustrations and photographs of relevant artefacts and locations are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the ancient world or the history of classical education.
A History Of The Ancient World
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Author : Mikhail Rostovtzeff
language : en
Publisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Release Date : 1926
A History Of The Ancient World written by Mikhail Rostovtzeff and has been published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with History categories.
The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World
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Author : Peter A. Clayton
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1988
The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World written by Peter A. Clayton and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
First published in 1988. Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Did they even exist? The Pharos at Alexandria survived into the Middle Ages, but the Hanging Gardens of Babylon exist only in references by ancient authors and the Colossus of Rhodes if too improbable to have existed in the form and place traditionally ascribed to it. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World sets the record straight, with an attractive account of each Wonder in the context in which it was built. The authors combine ancient sources with the results of modern scholarship and excavations to recreate a vivid picture of the Seven Wonders. All experts in their specialist fields, the contributors bring together facts and background that are remarkably difficult to find from any other single source and establish for the fist time the archaeology and location of each Wonder.
Wonders Of The Ancient World
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Author : Rod Green
language : en
Publisher: True History Revealed
Release Date : 2011-05
Wonders Of The Ancient World written by Rod Green and has been published by True History Revealed this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05 with History, Ancient categories.
This book's hero is Darius Antonopoulos, an artist and apprentice printer who left London in 1605 to visit his ancestral home in Greece. What he found there was to send him on an incredible journey - a quest to discover the Seven Wonders of the World.
Mysteries Of The Ancient World
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Mysteries Of The Ancient World written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Civilization, Ancient categories.
Explanation and exploration of so many of the mysteries of the ancient world.
Ancient Rome On The Silver Screen
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Author : Gregory S. Aldrete
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-05-15
Ancient Rome On The Silver Screen written by Gregory S. Aldrete and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-15 with Games & Activities categories.
A fascinating examination of films set in Ancient Rome that assesses their historical accuracy in terms of plot, costumes, sets, and characterizations and leaves the reader with a deeper understanding of Roman history and modern cinema.
Blockbuster Performances
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Author : Daniel Smith-Rowsey
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-11-27
Blockbuster Performances written by Daniel Smith-Rowsey and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-27 with Performing Arts categories.
This book examines performances in the American film industry’s highest-earning and most influential films. Countering decades of discourse and the conventional notion that special effects are the real stars of Hollywood blockbusters, this book finds that the acting performances in these big-budget action movies are actually better, and more genre-appropriate, than reputed. It argues that while blockbusters are often edited for speed, thrills, and simplicity, and performances are sometimes tailored to this style, most major productions feature more scenes of stage-like acting than hyper-kinetic action. Knowing this, producers of the world’s highest-budgeted motion pictures usually cast strong or generically appropriate actors. With chapters offering unique readings of some of cinema’s biggest hits, such as The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Iron Man and The Hunger Games, this unprecedented study sheds new light on the importance of performance in the Hollywood blockbuster.