STARZ Spartacus: Reimagining an Icon on Screen

Medientyp: E-Book

Titel: STARZ Spartacus : Reimagining an Icon on Screen

Beteiligte: Augoustakis, Antony [VerfasserIn]; Augoustakis, Antony [MitwirkendeR]; Cyrino, Monica S [MitwirkendeR]; Cyrino, Monica [VerfasserIn]; Daugherty, Gregory N [MitwirkendeR]; Futrell, Alison [MitwirkendeR]; Gardner, Hunter H [MitwirkendeR]; Harrisson, Juliette [MitwirkendeR]; Maurice, Lisa [MitwirkendeR]; McAuley, Alex [MitwirkendeR]; Potter, Amanda [MitwirkendeR]; Prince, Meredith D [MitwirkendeR]; Raucci, Stacie [MitwirkendeR]; Simões Rodrigues, Nuno [MitwirkendeR]; Strong, Anise K [MitwirkendeR]

Erschienen: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
[Online-Ausgabe]

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (268 p); 22 B/W illustrations

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1515/9781474407854

ISBN: 9781474407854

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Schlagwörter: Spartacus,--71 B.C.-On television ; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome

Art der Reproduktion: [Online-Ausgabe]

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Anmerkungen: In English
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web

Beschreibung: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Editors' Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- Episode Listing -- Introduction: Reimagining a New Spartacus -- Part I. Heroes and heroism -- 1 Memories of Storied Heroes -- 2 From Kubrick's Political Icon to Television Sex Symbol -- 3 The Life and Death of Gannicus -- 4 A New Crassus as Roman Villain -- Part II. Social spaces -- 5 Upward Mobility in the House of Batiatus -- 6 Social Dynamics and Liminal Spaces -- 7 Building a New Ancient Rome -- Part III. Gender and sexuality -- 8 The Rape of Lucretia -- 9 The Others -- 10 Fan Reactions to Nagron as One True Pairing -- Part IV. Spectacle and violence -- 11 Base Pleasures, Spectacle, and Society -- 12 Draba's Legacy and the Spectacle of Sacrifice -- 13 Violence and Voyeurism in the Arena -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index

Gladiator, rebel slave leader, revolutionary: a collection of essays dissecting four seasons of STARZ SpartacusThe figure of Spartacus often serves as an icon of resistance against oppression in modern political movements, while his legend has inspired numerous receptions over the centuries in many different popular media. This new essay collection brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the four seasons of the acclaimed and highly successful premium cable television series Spartacus (2010-13), with contributions from experts in the fields of Classics, History, Gender, Film and Media Studies, and Classical Reception. STARZ Spartacus uncovers a fascinating range of topics and themes within the series such as slavery, society, politics, spectacle, material culture, sexuality, aesthetics, and fan reception. As the first volume of essays published on the entirety of the STARZ series, this book is a valuable resource for both students and scholars eager to confront a new Spartacus, as the hero of the slave revolt is recast for a twenty-first century audience.The first academic volume looking at various themes of the premium cable TV series SpartacusIncludes original, innovative research in fields of history, politics, gender, film, fan culture Explores the theme of Spartacus on screen from multiple angles: history, classics, film studies, reception studies, gender studies, fandom studies

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