Imperial Projections

Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture
Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-8018-6742-2
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Arethusa Books

The phenomenal success of the film, and 2000 Oscar Best Picture winner, Gladiator ensures that ancient Rome will continue to inspire moviemakers and attract audiences as it has done since the dawn of cinema. Indeed, the creators of popular culture have so often appropriated elements of Roman history and society for films and television programs, novels and comic books, advertising and computer games that most people's knowledge of ancient Rome derives from these representations. In Imperial Projections, scholars from a variety of fields—classics, history, film studies, and gender theory—provide an interdisciplinary look at how ancient Rome has been depicted in the media and what these varied portrayals tell us about contemporary culture.

The essays in Imperial Projections examine such films as Spartacus, Ben-Hur, Cleopatra, and The Fall of the Roman Empire; the acclaimed BBC television series I, Claudius; the Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; and the Roman-themed Las Vegas casino Caesars Palace, combining ancient history and cutting-edge cultural studies in a challenging, engaging, and informative volume.

Contributors: Nicholas J. Cull, William Fitzgerald, Alison Futrell, Sandra R. Joshel, Margaret Malamud, Martha Malamud, Donald T. McGuire, Jr., Martin M. Winkler, and Maria Wyke

Autoren/Hrsg.

Joshel, Sandra R

Malamud, Margaret

McGuire, Donald T

McGuire Jr., Donald T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction by Sandra R. Joshel, Margaret Malamud, and Maria Wyke
Chapter 1. "Oppositions, Anxieties, and Ambiguities in the Toga Movie" by William Fitzgerald
Chapter 2. "The Roman Empire in American Cinema after 1945" by Martin Winkler
Chapter 3. "Seeing Red: Spartacus as Domestic Economist" by Alison Futrell
Chapter 4. "I, Claudius: Projection and Imperial Soap Opera" by Sandra R. Joshel
Chapter 5. "'Infamy! Infamy! They've All Got It in for Me!': Carry on Cleo and the British Camp Comedies of Ancient Rome" by Nicholas Cull
Chapter 6. "Brooklyn on the Tiber: Roman Comedy on Broadway and in Film" by Margaret Malamud
Chapter 7. "Serial Romans" by Martha Malamud
Chapter 8. "Shared Sexualities: Roman Soldiers, Derek Jarman's Sebastiane, and British Homosexuality" by Maria Wyke
Chapter 9. "Living Like Romans in Las Vegas: The Roman World at Caesar's Palace" by Margaret Malamud and Donald T. McGuire, Jr.
Bibliography
Filmography

Über Autor(innen)

Joshel, Sandra R
Sandra R. Joshel is a professor of history at the University of Washington.

McGuire Jr., Donald T.
Donald T. McGuire, Jr. is Director of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisement Services and adjunct assistant professor of Classics at SUNY, Buffalo.

Malamud, Margaret
Margaret Malamud is an associate professor of history at New Mexico State University.

Sandra R. Joshel is a professor of history at the University of Washington. Margaret Malamud is an associate professor of history at New Mexico State University. Donald T. McGuire, Jr. is Director of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisement Services and adjunct assistant professor of Classics at SUNY, Buffalo.