Ancient World in the Cinema

Name: Ancient World in the Cinema
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ISBN: 9780300083378

ISBN-10: 0300083378

ISBN-13: 9780300083378

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Jon Solomon

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A comprehensive survey of films about the ancient world, from The Last Days of Pompeii to Gladiator, this text catalogues, describes and evaluates films set in ancient Greece and Rome, and films about Greek and Roman history and mythology.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/8/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 0.70" wide x 1.00" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Preface to the First Edition (1978)



Mnemosyne: A Survey of the Genre



Clio: Greek and Roman History



Calliope: Greek and Roman Mythology



Polyhymnia: The Old Testament



Erato: The New Testament and Tales of the Christ



Euterpe: Babylon, Egypt, Persia, and the Ancient Orient



Melpomene: Ancient Tragedy and The Satyricon



Thalia: Ancient Comedy and Satirized Ancients



Terpsichore: The Muscleman Epic


Epilogue



Chronology of Greco-Roman History in Film



Films of the Old Testament


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index