An edition of Imperial projections
(2001)
Imperial projections
ancient Rome in modern popular culture
by Sandra R. Joshel, Margaret Malamud, and Donald T. McGuire
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The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary culture
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Motion pictures, Literature, Beeldvorming, In motion pictures, Romeinse oudheid, Rezeption, Films, In literature, Alltagskultur, Culture in motion pictures, Rome, in literature, Motion pictures, social aspects, Popular culture, Rome, antiquitiesPlaces
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Imperial projections: ancient Rome in modern popular culture
2001, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
0801867428 9780801867422
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Table of Contents
Oppositions, anxieties, and ambiguities in the toga movie / William Fitzgerald
The Roman empire in American cinema after 1945 / Martin M. Winkler
Seeing red : Spartacus as domestic economist / Alison Futrell
I, Claudius : projection and imperial soap opera / Sandra R. Joshel
"Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!" : Carry on Cleo and the British camp comedies of ancient Rome / Nicholas J. Cull
Brooklyn-on-the-Tiber : Roman comedy on Broadway and in film / Margaret Malamud
Serial Romans / Martha Malamud
Shared sexualities : Roman soldiers, Derek Jarman's Sebastiane, and British homosexuality / Maria Wyke
Living like Romans in Las Vegas : the Roman world at Caesars Palace / Margaret Malamud and Donald T. McGuire, Jr
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-286) and index
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The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary culture.
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