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Arethusa Bks.: Imperial Projections : Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture by Margaret Malamud (2001, Hardcover)
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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801867428
ISBN-139780801867422
eBay Product ID (ePID)1889842
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
Publication NameImperial Projections : Ancient Rome in Modern Popular Culture
LanguageEnglish
SubjectArchaeology, Film / General, Ancient / Rome, Film / Genres / Historical, Popular Culture, Film / History & Criticism, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorMargaret Malamud
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science, History
SeriesArethusa Bks.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight22.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-054602
Reviews"This engaging volume capitalizes on contemporary interest in the decadence and excess that characterizes Rome in the modern, as indeed in the ancient, imagination... Read it and enjoy!"--A. M. Keith, New England Classical Journal, "Imperial Projections provides some intriguing new perspectives on such pop culture representations of Rome and the Romans." -- Catherine Colegrove, Classical Outlook, Imperial Projections is a terrific book. It successfully merges modern cultural critique with sound classical scholarship, and does so in a manner that is enjoyable to read and intellectually challenging., "An insightful exploration into how Imperial Rome, in its various popular guises, has provided a malleable and commercially viable mythos that has found special receptivity in modern America."--Amy Henderson, History: Reviews of New Books, An insightful exploration into how Imperial Rome, in its various popular guises, has provided a malleable and commercially viable mythos that has found special receptivity in modern America., This engaging volume capitalizes on contemporary interest in the decadence and excess that characterizes Rome in the modern, as indeed in the ancient, imagination... Read it and enjoy!, "This volume aids and abets a reader's own meditation on the empires of Britain, America, and Hollywood, and the ways in which the Roman empire has been an abiding vehicle for simultaneously manifesting, indulging, interrogating, and critiquing the ambitions of these more recent empires."--Rebecca Resinski, Key Reporter, An excellent example of what might be called the allegorical mode of cinematic interpretation, in which movies are understood as texts about the cultures that make and consume them., "" Imperial Projections provides some intriguing new perspectives on such pop culture representations of Rome and the Romans."", This volume aids and abets a reader's own meditation on the empires of Britain, America, and Hollywood, and the ways in which the Roman empire has been an abiding vehicle for simultaneously manifesting, indulging, interrogating, and critiquing the ambitions of these more recent empires., Imperial Projections provides some intriguing new perspectives on such pop culture representations of Rome and the Romans., "An excellent collection of essays... Among the best are Nicholas J. Cull's exploration of Carry On Cleo and its brilliant send up of the epic Cleopatra... and Margaret Malamud's careful look at the Broadway and cinema version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum... The outstanding contribution to Imperial Projections is, however, Sandra Joshel's essay on I, Claudius."--Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement, Imperial Projections is a terrific book. It successfully merges modern cultural critique with sound classical scholarship, and does so in a manner that is enjoyable to read and intellectually challenging., "An excellent example of what might be called the allegorical mode of cinematic interpretation, in which movies are understood as texts about the cultures that make and consume them."-- Scope: Online Journal of Film Studies, "Imperial Projections is a terrific book. It successfully merges modern cultural critique with sound classical scholarship, and does so in a manner that is enjoyable to read and intellectually challenging." -- Kirk Ormand, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, An excellent collection of essays... Among the best are Nicholas J. Cull's exploration of Carry On Cleo and its brilliant send up of the epic Cleopatra ... and Margaret Malamud's careful look at the Broadway and cinema version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ... The outstanding contribution to Imperial Projections is, however, Sandra Joshel's essay on I, Claudius ., An excellent collection of essays... Among the best are Nicholas J. Cull's exploration of Carry On Cleo and its brilliant send up of the epic Cleopatra... and Margaret Malamud's careful look at the Broadway and cinema version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum... The outstanding contribution to Imperial Projections is, however, Sandra Joshel's essay on I, Claudius., Imperial Projections provides some intriguing new perspectives on such pop culture representations of Rome and the Romans.
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal700/.4237
Table Of ContentContents: 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
SynopsisThe phenomenal success of the recent film 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, ......, 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, The phenomenal success of the recent film 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, The phenomenal success of the recent film 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
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.R68I47 2001
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